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Brett Dean and Lotte Betts-Dean unlock musical memories at Kings Place

Lotte Betts-Dean, Brett Dean and Aurora Orchestra
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Aurora Orchestra winds play Ravel
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“Betts-Dean’s vocal command is impressive and her dramatic interpretation an absolute knock-out”
Reviewed at Kings Place: Hall One, London on 17 January 2026
Ives, Memories
Copland, Simple Gifts
Adams, Shaker Loops: Shaking and Trembling
Radiohead, Harry Patch (In Memory Of)
Ives, The Unanswered Question
Weinberg, The Passenger: Marta’s aria
Couperin, Les Barricades mystérieuses (arr. Thomas Adès)
Shaw, Cant voi l'aube (Can't See the Dawn)
Boulanger, Versailles
Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin: Menuet
Dean, Recollections: Locket
Kurtág, Kafka Fragments, Op.24 (Part 4)
Kurtág, Ligatura - Message to Frances-Marie, Op.31b (2. Fassung)
Weill, Nannas Lied
Copland, Old American Songs: At the River
Drake, I Remember
Lotte Betts-Dean, Mezzo-soprano
Aurora Orchestra
Brett Dean, Conductor
Echoes of Youth from the Aurora principals at Kings Place
****1
Aurora dazzle in Edinburgh International Festival debut
****1
Aurora Orchestra pulls off another dramatic performance from memory
****1
“Earth Unwrapped” reveals mixed bag: Aurora Orchestra and BBC Singers
***11
Overtaken by the night: Aurora and Donald Grant get lost on the road
**111
PatKop’s Everyday Non-sense proves to be a Dadaesque house party
***11
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