Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Four Last Songs
- When
- Thu 5 Nov · 19:30
- Where
- Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
The programme
La Princesse lointaine
Four Last Songs
Scheherazade
The evening
Enchanting voices, timeless stories, sublime music
Women take centre stage in a celebration of their leading role in art and life. Princess Melisande, the jewel of Byzantium, arrives on the Provençal coast in Nikolai Tcherepnin’s dreamlike overture for Rostand’s play La Princesse lointaine. A canny and enchanting queen captivates her brutal Sultan husband for 1001 nights in Rimsky-Korsakov’s vivid retelling of the ancient tale, Scheherazade. And rising star soprano Sarah Brady makes her debut with the Orchestra in Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs. Written at the end of his career, this sublime, autumnal orchestral song cycle is Strauss’ farewell to life, love and music.
Nikolai Tcherepnin
La Princesse lointaine
Strauss
Four Last Songs
Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
On stage
Karel Deseure
Conductor
Sarah Brady
Soprano