Saturday 2 July, 4.00pm
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Clare McCaldin mezzo soprano; Paul Sheehan bass-baritone; Stephen Dickinson piano
This afternoon performance, in Thaxted’s United Reformed Church, will bring alive Sondheim duets from such classic shows as Follies, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Company and A Little Night Music. Together with a sprinkling of solos and a song with music by Richard Rodgers, it will be a fitting celebration of the life of Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021). A towering figure in twentieth-century musical theatre, Sondheim’s brilliance in matching words and music in dramatic situations broke new ground. Musicals had traditionally been the voice of hope; perhaps naive, perhaps foolish. Sondheim’s were about understanding human emotions. Performed by leading soloists who appear regularly at English National Opera and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, this is a performance not to be missed.
This concert is supported by friends of Thaxted Festival who wish to remain anonymous.
Please note the time of this afternoon performance (4.00pm), and the location in Thaxted United Reformed Church, Bolford Street, Thaxted CM6 2PY.
Tickets: £20, unreserved seating
(£10 age 30 and under)
• By the Sea (Sweeney Todd)
• Too Many Mornings (Follies)
• We’re Gonna Be Alright (Do I Hear a Waltz?)
• Little Things (Company)
• Barcelona (Company)
• You Must Meet My Wife (A Little Night Music)
• It Takes Two (Into the Woods)
• Comedy Tonight (Funny Thing)
• I Never Do Anything Twice (The 7% Solution)
• Like It Was (Merrily We Roll Along)
• A Little Priest (Sweeney Todd)
• Take Me to the World (Evening Primrose)
• Country House (Follies)
• Good Thing Going (Merrily We Roll Along)
• Not While I’m Around (Sweeney Todd)
• Come Play Wiz Me (Anyone Can Whistle)
• Buddy’s Blues (Follies)
• With So Little to Be Sure Of (Anyone Can Whistle)
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