Agency

Ficino Ensemble
Lotte Betts-Dean, mezzo-soprano

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Claude Vivier Bouchara
Donnacha Dennehy Agency (world premiere)

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Composed by one of the 20th century’s most remarkable figures, Claude Vivier’s colourful and vibrant work Bouchara is performed alongside a new commission by Donnacha Dennehy: Agency, a set of songs that looks at the idea of agency in life, the natural world, and time itself. 

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Praised by The Guardian for her ‘irrepressible sense of drama and unmissable, urgent musicality’, Australian mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean joins the internationally acclaimed chamber group Ficino Ensemble in a rich, lyrical and dynamic programme.

 

Claude Vivier, one of the most original and important figures of his generation, was murdered at the age of 34, but left behind a legacy of the most unique and exquisite music. Bouchara, a love song, is one of Vivier’s finest works. Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy, inspired by Vivier’s music, has created a magical set of songs for this special event.