Irish Charm at Wigmore Hall: a splendid Rosenblatt Recital from Tara Erraught

By Dominic Lowe, 08 March 2017

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“a captivating singer”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 6 March 2017

Spohr, 6 Deutsche Lieder, Op.103: no. 2 Zwiegesang

Spohr, 6 Deutsche Lieder, Op.103: no. 5 Das heimliche Lied

Spohr, 6 Deutsche Lieder, Op.103: no. 6 Wach auf

Lachner, Auf Flügeln des Gesanges

Lachner, Seit ich ihn gesehen

Schubert, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), (W. Müller u. H. v. Chézy), D.965

Mozart, Mitridate, re di Ponto, K87 (K74a): Soffre il mio cor con pace

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K492: Voi che sapete

Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa

Rossini, Giovanna D'Arco (Cantata)

Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano

James Baillieu, Piano

Ulrich Pluta, Clarinet

A spectacular swansong for the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival

Nick Boston, 10th August

A fitting farewell for Leif Ove Andsnes' Rosendal Chamber Music Festival: imaginative programming and excellent performances in an inspiring setting.

*****

Lise Davidsen triumphs in Met Opera recital

Susan Stempleski, 14th September

In her New York recital debut, the young Norwegian soprano displays the extent of her vocal and theatrical power in an unusually wide-ranging program of songs and opera arias.

*****

Maestri and Bayankina shine in last-minute Verbier opera gala

Elodie Olson-Coons, 20th July

In Verbier's Salle des Combins, despite the change of programme, Ambrogio Maestri and Maria Bayankina deliver stand-out performances.

****1

An exquisite recital from Allan Clayton and James Baillieu

Mark Valencia, 22nd June

Allan Clayton came to town and he brought his best voice with him.

*****

Star factor: Lise Davidsen in recital at the Barbican

Dominic Lowe, 10th February

Lise Davidsen is now a major talent and in this warmly presented recital, she showcased technical ability and raw power in a programme of Scandinavian and German songs.

****1

A Britten and Dowland winter warmer from Allan Clayton and friends

Mark Valencia, 4th January

The tenor man told Thomas Hardy’s familiar verses with such probing honesty that I heard newness in all of them.

*****

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.