FLEUR BARRON, mezzo soprano
KUNAL LAHIRY, pianist
present:
The Power And The Glory
THE GERALD & ANN K. PERMAN MEMORIAL RECITAL
Singaporean-British mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron recently made waves as a premier performer of contemporary repertoire after her title role debut in Adriana Mater (Saariaho) with the San Francisco Symphony in which she was named “a knockout performer” by The Times. She is a versatile artist, singing performances of Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, Ravel’s Shéhérazade, Montsalvatge’s Cinco Canciones Negras, and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, and recording the title role in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas during the 2023–2024 season.
The Power and the Glory explores diverse perspectives on colonial history through music and poetry of the last 150 years. From Kamala Sankaram’s rage-inspired “The Far Shore” to Zubaida Azezi and Edo Frenkel’s Uyghur song “Mitiz Meshrep,” the artists encourage their audience to explore uncomfortable issues of the past and present with empathy and understanding. Other composers on the program include Valcarcel, Messiaen, Montsalvatge, Mahler, Weill, and Schoenberg.
