Songs of heaven and earth

Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan has increasingly made her mark as a conductor in recent years, but her deepest passion remains the art song. And particularly, lieder that are rarely performed by others. In this rare song recital with master pianist Bertrand Chamayou, she will perform John Zorn’s cycle, Jumalattaret. Hannigan completely masters this cycle, that was long considered unsingable and is filled with references to Finnish goddesses. An enchanting experience. ‘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’, wrote New York Magazine. And that’s spot on. Whether she sings Messiaen’s Chants de terre et de ciel, or Zorn’s masterpiece, Barbara Hannigan delivers the story as it is supposed to sound.