Towards the end of the Wigmore Hall's 2015-16 season, three mesmerising Contraltos will be performing early music repertoire under the famous Arts and Crafts Cupola.
On the 23rd June, Hilary Summers will take the role of Cleofe in the Early Opera Company's concert performance La Resurrezione, under the baton of maestro Christian Curnyn. Hilary will share the stage with Sopranos Mhairi Lawson (Angelo) and Claire Booth (Maddalena), and the amazingly talented Bass-Baritone Callum Thorpe (Lucifero). If you want to catch a glimpse of Hilary in the UK before next summer, she will be performing at the Edinburgh Festival as Buttercup in HMS Pinafore, a role début.
Nathalie Stutzmann takes the helm of her orchestra, Orfeo 55, on the 2nd July in a concert of Arie Antiche. Composers include Carissimi, Caldara, Bononchini, Scarlatti, and Parisotti.
Her Wigmore Hall début last year was a massive success, with her voice being described as "a contralto voice of great strength, suppleness and expressivity."
Her Wigmore Hall début last year was a massive success, with her voice being described as "a contralto voice of great strength, suppleness and expressivity."
Sonia Prina continues her sensational relationship with the Wigmore hall with a concert of Gluck arias on the 28th June with orchestra La Barocca.
Sonia's previous two concerts have both been showcases of opera arias. The first was a concert of arias by Vivaldi, while the second comprised of arias written for the star alto castrato Senesino.
Sonia's previous two concerts have both been showcases of opera arias. The first was a concert of arias by Vivaldi, while the second comprised of arias written for the star alto castrato Senesino.
The Wigmore Hall has been a string supporter of the Contralto voice over the past couple of years, with five Contraltos performing in its 2014-15 season. I hope to see more Contraltos making their début at this glorious venue over the next few years!
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