Understanding the idiosyncratic vocalism, intense theatricality, and extreme musicianship of Ian Bostridge. This week features a guest playlist curated by stage director Marcus Shields. Marcus has directed at companies across the United States and currently serves as a member of the Metropolitan Opera stage directing staff. He is the digital projects manager for Catapult Opera and a co-founder at OSSIA.
Watch Marcus’s personal homage to Ian Bostridge HERE.
Franz Schubert: “An Sylvia”
Julius Drake, piano
Text and translation HERE
Igor Stravinsky: “Here I Stand” from The Rake’s Progress
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Gabriel Fauré: “Les berceaux”
with Julius Drake, piano
Text and translation HERE
Ivor Gurney: “Sleep”
Julius Drake, piano
Text and translation HERE
Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion
63a. “Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zerriß”
Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
Benjamin Britten: “Villes” from Les Illuminations
Berlin Philharmonic
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
Text and translation HERE
Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe
12. “Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen”
Julius Drake, piano
Text and translation HERE
Franz Schubert: Winterreise
11. “Frühlingstraum”
Thomas Adès, piano
Text and translation HERE
Noël Coward: “I Travel Alone”
Jeffrey Tate, piano