Recital Series
Leah Hawkins & Kevin Miller
Leah Hawkins Soprano
Kevin Miller Piano
September 13, 2024 - September 15, 2024
Board of Officers Room
Having first dazzled Armory audiences with her participation in the Lindemann Young Artist recital in 2019, soprano Leah Hawkins has gone on to perform career-defining roles on some of the world’s leading opera stages including the Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Dutch National Opera, and Opéra National de Paris. She returns to the Armory recital stage to showcase her global journey with a collection of folk songs and proverbs from various cultural and religious traditions, from American and Yiddish to Jamaican, Swahili, and others. The program features works by composers and arrangers including Jasmine Barnes, Jorell Williams, Lili Boulanger, Francis Poulenc, and Peter Ashbourne.
Performances
Friday, September 13, 2024 at 8:00pm
Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 3:00pm
Program
Includes works by Jasmine Barnes, Jorell Williams, Lili Boulanger, Francis Poulenc, and Peter Ashbourne
Run Time
This performance is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
“Vocally and dramatically impressive”
The Washington Post
“Leah Hawkins impressed mightily with her plush tome and impeccable phrasing”
The Baltimore Sun
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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.
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Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou
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