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Renowned soprano, Janis Kelly, comes to Sheffield for a recital of some remarkable songs with pianist, David Barnard.

Saint Andrew's Psalter Lane Church

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Janis Kelly is a renowned soprano, with a career spanning opera, song, theatre and radio. She comes to Sheffield for a recital with pianist David Barnard and will share a small selection of some remarkable songs by Mozart, Schumann and Burns.Heralded as a “singing actress of near genius” (Sunday Times) who “has such natural grace and emotional eloquence that she cannot fail to touch the heart” (Independent), soprano Janis Kelly originated the title role of Rufus Wainwright’s Prima Donna at the Manchester International Festival, with subsequent performances in London, Toronto and Portland; in concert at ROH and Teatro Real‚ Madrid‚ and now available on CD (Deutsche Grammophon). At the opera’s debut, the Financial Times summed: “In the Callas-like title role Janis Kelly gives the performance of her life.”Janis has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and many more opera houses, concert stages around the globe. David Barnard returns to his UK home in Sheffield, being widely known and loved by South Yorkshire audiences. Most noted for recital work with with Lesely Garrett CBE, David‘s career spans opera, song and chamber music with concert performances in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the UK, on radio and in many festivals and radio broadcasts.

ProgrammeMOZARTAn die freude K.53Dans un bois solitaire K.308Das Lied der Trennung K.519Als Luise die Briefe K.520SCHUMANNFrauenliebe und Leben Op. 42SCHUMANN/BURNSDie Hochländer-Witwe Op. 25RAVEL/BURNSYe Banks and BraesBURNSO whistle and I’ll come to ye, my lad.

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