Recital Series
Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou
Barbara Hannigan Soprano
Bertrand Chamayou Piano
December 12, 2024
Veterans Room
Soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is no stranger to captivating Armory audiences and critics alike, making her US recital debut in 2017 with a residency looking at the legacy of the Second Viennese School and the works of trailblazer Erik Satie, and returning in 2019 with artfully curated programs including the New York premiere of John Zorn’s Jumalattaret and Schoenberg’s String Quartet No.2 performed with the Emerson String Quartet. The Canadian musician makes her highly anticipated return to the Recital Series at the Armory with another dazzling program including an encore performance of Zorn’s captivating song cycle that beautifully spotlights her unparalleled dramatic sensibility, virtuosity, and artistry that has rarely been seen before on the contemporary music landscape.
Performances
Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 7:30pm
Program
Includes works by Scriabin, Messiaen, and Zorn
Run Time
This performance is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes with no intermission.
“Hannigan is one of those rare performers whose presence fuses so completely with the music that, while she’s onstage, hers seems the only possible interpretation. New Yorkers should be getting more regular and varied doses of such an extraordinary performer in her prime.”
New York Magazine
“The intrepid Canadian soprano has emerged over the last half decade as one of the most vital and original musicians of her generation.”
The New Yorker
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Support
The Recital Series is supported in part by the Howard & Sarah D. Solomon Foundation.
Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne Adams.
Also in the Series
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Jeanine De Bique & Warren Jones
Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique makes a rare New York appearance with a global program of French melodies, American art songs, and folk songs from the Caribbean with pianist Warren Jones.
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Matthew Polenzani & Ken Noda
American lyric tenor Matthew Polenzani offers a program of lieder and art songs by Schubert, Finzi, Schumann, and Ives for audiences to hear his elegant musicianship, innate sense of style, and dramatic commitment.
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Leah Hawkins & Kevin Miller
Soprano Leah Hawkins showcases her global journey with a collection of folk songs and proverbs from various cultural and religious traditions, including works by Jasmine Barnes, Jorell Williams, Lili Boulanger, Francis Poulenc, and Peter Ashbourne.
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Karim Sulayman & Sean Shibe
Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman and guitarist Sean Shibe display their inventive programming with works examining the relationship of East and West, from Monteverdi, Britten, and Purcell to Takemitsu, Chaker, and traditional Sephardic song.