The Sceptered Isle: British Song

Crucible Playhouse55 Norfolk St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, S1 1DA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Friday 22 May 2026

14:00

Performers

Claire Booth	Soprano
Ensemble 360

A celebration of British song from one of its finest exponents. Praised for her “radiant, rapturous, wonderfully nuanced performances” (The Scotsman), Claire Booth performs a selection of her best-loved music, from Britten’s stirring reimagining of Purcell songs to Colin Matthews’ evocative seascapes in celebration of the prolific composer’s 80th birthday.

Tickets:

£23

£14 UC, PIP & DLA

£5 Students & Under 35s

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Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Phantasy Quintet in F minor
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	She loves and she confesses too, Z 413
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	O Solitude, Z 406
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Bess of Bedlam or From Silent Shades, Z 370
Matthews, Colin (b. 1946)	Seascapes
Knussen, Oliver (1952-2018)	Whitman Settings: When I heard the learn’d Astronomer
Knussen, Oliver (1952-2018)	Whitman Settings: A Noiseless patient Spider
Knussen, Oliver (1952-2018)	Whitman Settings: The Dalliance of the Eagles
Knussen, Oliver (1952-2018)	Whitman Settings: The Voice of the Rain
Walton, William (1902-1983)	Piano Quartet in D minor