Be not afeard
Elenora Hu, soprano
Amy Chang, piano
Shakespeare's world is full of sounds and music. In Be not afeard feed Elenora Hu and Amy Chang the listener along these magical sounds, from blissful lulllieders to the scratchy violin of death. Like Caliban in The Tempest, who transforms from vicious monster to poetic and sensitive human being through the sounds of the island, you will discover how music can enchant, touch and connect.
Featuring works by Korngold, Schumann, Von Chamisso, Liszt, Vaughan-Williams, Poulenc and others.
Click here for the explanation and the programme Be not Afeard >
Haugtussa
Karolina Hartman, mezzo-soprano
Maurice Lammerts van Bueren, piano
Maartje Stokkers, narrator
Annelieke Lammerts van Bueren, illustration/animation
In this family performance, Maartje Stokkers tells the story of the girl Haugtussa. She lives with her mother and her goats in the Norwegian mountains. Her real name is Veslemöy, but she has always been different from the others, which is why everyone calls her Haugtussa, ‘the troll girl’. She sees and hears things that others don't. What kind of things, then?
Edvard Grieg wrote his famous cycle Haugtussa On poems by Arne Garborg. Karolina Hartman and Maurice Lammerts van Bueren asked Annelieke to create animations to accompany the music to accompany the story. In between the liederen, you will also hear other music by Grieg that you probably already know.
Haugtussa is a wonderful family concert for young and old from about 8 years old.
And not only nice to listen to, but also lovely to look at!
Click here for a trailer of Haugtussa >
Karolina and Maurice conduct their programme Haugtussa out soon in the Rotterdam region:
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