This concert is presented by Newcastle City Council

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Performers

Michael Lampard (baritone), Ross Fiddes (piano)

When two composers join forces on stage, anything is possible!  Baritone Michael Lampard and pianist Ross Fiddes perform each other’s song cycles, along with music of Bach, Beethoven, Verdi and Cole Porter.

Program

JS BACH                     Contrapunctus IV (from The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080)

BEETHOVEN             “An die ferne Geliebte” (“To the Distant Beloved”, Op. 98)

VERDI                        Arias – “Di Provenza” (La Traviata), Alzati! Eritu (Un Ballo in Maschera)

Ross FIDDES              Love Stories (texts by John Shaw Neilson) – World Premiere

Michael LAMPARD   So Young and Fair (texts by James Joyce) – World Premiere

Cole PORTER            Songs – “Begin The Beguine”, ”In the Still of the Night”, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, “I Concentrate On You”, “So In Love”, “The Tale of the Oyster”