Cara O’Sullivan
"O’Sullivan is undoubtedly the Irish superstar of her generation"
The Irish Times
Cara O’Sullivan, soprano
Ciara Moroney, piano
Prepare for a night to remember as opera star Cara O’Sullivan reveals a more intimate side to her singing with a collection of gorgeous art songs and lieder. One of Ireland’s leading sopranos, Cara has left the critics scrabbling for superlatives with her passionate performances – the Cincinnati press warned fans during her US debut as Queen of Night that she “practically pulls you from your seat!”
Famed for her sparkling voice, Cara has enraptured audiences in many of the world’s most prestigious venues, including Sydney Opera House, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the Opera de Paris and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. Her wide-ranging repertoire includes the roles of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte, as well as singing solo soprano in choral works such as Handel’s Messiah and Britten’s War Requiem.
For this tour Cara is joined by award-winning Irish pianist Ciara Moroney, who specializes in duo playing including collaborations with Keith Pascoe (violin), Brian O’Kane (cello), and Ian Clarke (flute) among others.
Programme:
Blessed Virgin’s Expostulation…..H. Purcell (realisation by B. Britten)
Five songs by Schubert
Der Musensohn…..(Goethe)
Litaney………………(Jacobi)
Ganymed……………(Goethe)
An die Musik………(Schober)
Versunken………….(Goethe)
Ariettes Oubliées….C. Debussy…..(P. Verlaine)
C’est l’extase
Il pleure dans mon Coeur
L’ombre des arbres
Paysages belges: Cheveax de bois
Aquarelles 1: Green
Aquarelles 2: Spleen
Trí hAmhráin….A. Fleischmann
Cuatro madrigals amatorios…..J. Rodrigo….(Anon)
¿Con qué la lavaré?
Vos me matásteis
¿De dónde venís, amore?
De los álamos vengo, madre
Three songs by Reynaldo Hahn
Si mes vers avaient des ailes….(V. Hugo)
Quand je fus pris au pavillon…..(C. d’Orleans)
Chloris…..(T. de Viau)
Art songs written by acclaimed operatic composers
Serenade……C. Gounod
Pastorella delle Alpi…..G. Rossini
Vaga Luna……….V. Bellini
La Zingara………G. Donizetti
Lo Spazzacamino…..G. Verdi
Cara O'Sullivan: O Mio Babbino Caro
Tour Dates
Wednesday 26 Jan, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
- Mullingar Arts Centre
- 8 p.m, €15 / €12
- Tel. 044 9347777
- Promoted by Mullingar Arts Centre
Thursday 27 Jan, Navan, Co. Meath
- Solstice Arts Centre
- 8 p.m, €15 / €12
- Tel. 046 9092300
- Promoted by Solstice Arts Centre
