At the height of an exceptional career, the mezzo-soprano Felicity Palmer brings to life the different characters that she incarnates with flawless presence and profound musical intelligence. From the “Mad Songs” of Purcell to Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway classics, she offers a true, lyric “one-woman show”, with a touch of ever-so-British humour!

Songs, Lieder and melodies
by Purcell, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvorák, De Falla, Tchaïkovski, Sondheim, etc.

With

Felicity Palmer mezzo-soprano
Simon Lepper piano

Henry Purcell
Bess of Bedlam (Mad Song)

Robert Schumann
Poèmes de la Reine Mary Stuart  op.37

Johannes Brahms
Das Mädchenlied  op.107/5
Liebestreu
Da unten im Tale
Von ewiger Liebe

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovski
Seul celui qui connaît op.6/6
La Nuit op.73/2
Pourquoi? op.6/5

Josef Horovitz
Lady Macbeth

Madeleine Dring
Song of the Nightclub Proprietress

Stephen Sondheim
Could I leave you (Follies)

Janis Ian
At Seventeen

Stephen Sondheim
Losing my Mind (Follies)