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Explosive London recital debut from Lise Davidsen at the Wigmore Hall

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“one of the great Wagnerian sopranos in the making”
Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 9 May 2017
Grieg, Gruß Op.48 no. 1
Grieg, Zur Rosenzeit, Op.48 no.5
Grieg, Dereinst, Gedanke mein Op.48 no. 2
Grieg, Ein Traum Op.48 no. 6
Grieg, En Svane (A Swan), Op.25 no.2
Cherubini, Médée: Dei tuoi figli la madre
Strauss R., Zueignung (Dedication), Op.10 no.1
Strauss R., Ruhe, meine Seele, Op.27 no.1
Strauss R., Morgen! Op.27 no.4
Strauss R., Cäcilie, Op.27 no.2
Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Morró, ma prima in grazia
Giordano, Andrea Chenier: La mamma morta
Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana: Voi lo sapete, o mamma
Sibelius, Säv, säv, susa (Reeds, reeds, whisper), Op.36 no.4
Sibelius, Svarta rosor (Black Roses), Op.36 no.1
Sibelius, Våren flyktar hastigt, Op.13 no.4
Sibelius, Var det en dröm (Was It a Dream?), Op.37 no.4
Sibelius, Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The girl comes from meeting her lover), Op.37 no.5
Weber, Der Freischütz: Wie nahte mir der schlummer...Leise, Leise
Wagner, Tannhäuser: Gebet der Elisabeth
Wagner, Tannhäuser: Dich teure Halle
Lise Davidsen, Soprano
James Baillieu, Piano
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*****
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*****
Maestri and Bayankina shine in last-minute Verbier opera gala
****1
An exquisite recital from Allan Clayton and James Baillieu
*****
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****1
A Britten and Dowland winter warmer from Allan Clayton and friends
*****
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