thu 9 june 2016 • hommage a shakespeare
The Winter of Our Discontent (CAN/FIN)
Debi Wong (CAN) • mezzo-soprano
Otto Tolonen (FIN) • classical guitar
Mikko Ikäheimo (FIN) • lute
Genre: classical • Estimated duration 1h 40min with interval • Unnumbered seats
The Winter Of Our Discontent is an unconventional dramatic-recital that combines texts by William Shakespeare with the contemporary music of Hans Werner Henze and the historical music of John Dowland, Thomas Campion and Robert Johnson to conjure the spirits of Shakespeare’s most dramatic characters: Richard III, Juliet and Lady Macbeth. This staged recital blurs the boundaries between the historical and the contemporary, the musical and the dramatic, the real and the imaginary.
A Canadian mezzo-soprano, actress and director Debi Wong, is finishing her doctoral degree in Sibelius Academy. Otto Tolonen, one of our most successful, internationally award winning classical guitarists, is also working for his doctoral degree in Helsinki. Mikko Ikäheimo is a versatile musician, his repertoire includes both guitar and lute.
info
• Tickets in advance are also available at Jangasala Hall Ticket Office
• Cafe Buffet during the interval
Sweet and salty bits with coffee or tea
In advance 9 € / during the interval 10 €
Bookings: armas (at) galleriakeittio.fi and +358 (0)50 344 4814
Lessons
• Otto Tolonen gives also master classes during the festival. Listeners are welcome for free of charge.
