Fleur Barron, Mezzo-Soprano
Kunal Lahiry, Piano

The Power and the Glory

Thursday, March 20, 2025 7:30 PM Weill Recital Hall

Fleur Barron by Kevin Condon, Kunal Lahiry by Justin Bach

Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and pianist Kunal Lahiry bring “The Power and the Glory” to Weill Recital Hall. Together, Fleur—who has been called “a knockout performer” by London’s The Times—traverses 150 years of music and poetry, plus several traditions alongside BBC New Generation Artist Lahiry, whose technique at the keyboard has been called “orchestral in its scope and power” (The Times, London). The collaborative program presents a diverse and empathetic reflection on empires and identities, exploring colonial history through works by Montsalvatge, Valcárcel, Messiaen, Lecuona, G. Mahler, Schoenberg, I. Weber, Weill/Brecht, Delage, Kamala Sankaram, Ravel, Zubaida Azezi / Edo Frenkel, and Huang Ruo, plus a US premiere by Kian Ravaei and traditional Chinese selections.

Part of: Great Singers III: Evenings of Song

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Fleur Barron, Mezzo-Soprano
Kunal Lahiry, Piano

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MONTSALVATGE "Cuba dentro de un piano" from Canciones negras

MONTSALVATGE "Punto de habanera" from Canciones negras

VALCÁRCEL "Tungu, tungu" from 31 Cantos de Alma Vernacular

MESSIAEN "Doundou Tchil" from Harawi

LECUONA "La señora luna" from Cinco canciones con versos de Juana de Ibarbourou

G. MAHLER "Von der Schönheit" from Das Lied von der Erde

SCHOENBERG "Tot" from Drei Lieder

I. WEBER "Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt"

WEILL Selections from The Seven Deadly Sins (text by Bertolt Brecht)

DELAGE "Ragamalika"

KAMALA SANKARAM "The Far Shore"

RAVEL "La flûte enchantée" from Shéhérazade

RAVEL "L'indifférent" from Shéhérazade

KIAN RAVAEI I Will Greet the Sun Again (US Premiere)

ZUBAIDA AZEZI / EDO FRENKEL "Ananurhan"

HUANG RUO "Fisherman's Sonnet"

CHEN YI "Monologue" from Meditation

CHINESE TRAD. "Northeast Lullaby"

CHINESE TRAD. "Flower Drum Song"

Salon Encores

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The Power and the Glory

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