About The Truth About Love

The Truth About Love is a recital by Rachel Roper and Claire Habbershaw exploring the themes of love and companionship in music.

Join festival protégée turned Glyndebourne young star Rachel Roper for this entrancing recital weaving together love and companionship in exquisite music. A real member of the festival family, Rachel both sang in the Chorus from a young age and as a soloist in the 2019 festival. Recently awarded the position of Jerwood Young Artist at Glyndebourne, Rachel has been recognised as one of the UK’s most talented up and coming young artists. She is accompanied here by international recitalist Claire Habbershaw, who regularly performs with some of the finest opera singers in the world.

Don’t miss this Valentine’s Day treat – a timeless recital with two brilliant, award-winning artists – and celebrate the bright future of one of the festival’s young stars.


Programme

Schumann Du Bist Wie Eine Blume
Strauss
Das Rosenband
Maeterlinck
Six Songs after Poems
Ian Venables
Pine Boughs Past Music
Gurney
in Flanders
Ian Venables
Midnight Lamentation
Vaughan Williams
Silent Noon
Vaughan Williams Whither must I wander
Elgar
A Poets Life
Schubert
An Die Musik
Schubert An Sylvia
Novello
I can Give you the Starlight
Novello
We’ll gather Lilacs
Weill
I’m a Stranger Here Myself
Britten
Tell me the Truth About Love

Rachel Roper mezzo-soprano
Claire Habbershaw piano