‘AND WHEN THE WEST IS RED…’ – the last of four linked song recitals inspired by
the main points of the compass.
Roderick Williams is one of the most sought-after baritones of his generation and enjoys relationships with all the major UK and European opera houses. He has sung in world premieres of operas by, among others, David Sawer, Sally Beamish, and Robert Saxton, as well as roles by Mozart, Britten and Strauss. He was awarded the OBE for services to music in 2017, and was one of the featured soloists at the coronation of King Charles III in 2023.
‘As the sun sets in the West’: Songs by WA Mozart, F Schubert, F Hensel, C Debussy and R Vaughan Williams.
Songs from the West Country, by J Ireland, CV Stanford, R Vaughan Williams and F Keel.
The Americas: Songs by A Copland, C Ives, HT Burleigh and X Montsalvatge
