EAST: ‘RISING LIGHT’ – the third of four linked song recitals inspired by the main points of the compass.
Sarah Connolly was made a DBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours, having previously been awarded a CBE in the 2010 New Year’s Honours. In 2020 she was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Philharmonic Society in recognition of her outstanding services to music. Highlights in her 2025/26 season include Jocasta in Oedipus Rex for The Norwegian Opera & Ballet; and Mrs. Patrick De Rocher in Dead Man Walking for English National Opera.
‘Isn’t there an extra urgency and depth of emotion about her delivery? …whatever she sings, you get singing straight from the heart. You also get beautifully nuanced piano playing from Middleton, a musician seemingly incapable of misjudging the careful balancing act necessary when accompanying lieder’
-The Times
Programme to include songs by G Mahler, H Howells, G Holst, and M Ravel
