Mädchen in Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s Auftieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
Performances from 16 April to 9 May 2025
Thomas Kessler – IS IT? für Saxophon und Stimme
Arsalan Abedian – ICH WARD MEIN LIED für Stimme, Tonband und Elektronik
Jannik Giger – I SING für Stimme, Saxophon und Elektronik (Uraufführung)
Mimi Doulton, Stimme; Arsalan Abedian, Elektronik
FX Kollektiv: Alejandro Olivàn López, Saxophon; Carlos Gil-Gonzalo, Klavier und Elektronik
At L’Abbaye, Lac du joux
Schubert, Purcell and Faure arranged for voice and harp
music by Oliver Leith
libretto by Matt Copson and Oliver Leith
directed by Anna Morrissey and Matt Copson
performances on 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31 December 2025 and 2, 3 January 2026 at the Royal Ballet and Opera Linbury Theatre
Tickets available from 2 July: Last Days
Covering the role of Aquella Muchacham in the world premiere of Beat Furrer’s Das grosse Feuer.
Musikalische Leitung Beat Furrer
Inszenierung Tatjana Gürbaca
Performances 23, 25, 28, 30 March, 4, 6, 11 April
Conducted by Dominic Ellis-Peckham
Part of the Walter Levin Tage at the Musikhochschule in Basel
conducted by Joerg Widmann
Johannes Boris Borowski (*1979) Dreh dich nicht um (2022) UA
Rolf Riehm (*1937) Framing Schwarze Pappeln Persephone (2020)
Elias Jurgschat (*1995) so-sein (II) (2020/24) UA
Kate Soper (*1981) Only the Words Themselves Mean What They Say (2010/11)
Johannes Boris Borowski (*1979) Dreh dich nicht um (2022) UA
Rolf Riehm (*1937) Framing Schwarze Pappeln Persephone (2020)
Elias Jurgschat (*1995) so-sein (II) (2020/24) UA
Kate Soper (*1981) Only the Words Themselves Mean What They Say (2010/11)
Unfortunately Mimi has had to withdraw from this event due to a respiratory infection. Plus Minus Ensemble and Arco will still be performing at Cafe Oto this evening.
Lutoslawski: Silesian Triptych and Lacrimosa
conducted by William Carslake
Sergej Newski: „Cansìon“ nach den Gedichten aus dem Buch „La nuova Gioventù“ von Pier Paolo Pasolini für Sopran, Saxophon und Ensemble (2019)
Claude Vivier: „Trois airs pour un opéra imaginaire“ für Sopran und Ensemble (1982)
œsterreichisches ensemble fuer neue musik
Conducted by Johannes Kalitzke.
Vivier Trois Airs pour un Opera Imaginaire with Nouvel Ensemble Modern in Montreal
Conducted by Jean-Michaël Lavoie
‘Death and Paradise’
A Kafka-inspired programme featuring Dvorak, Janacek, Kapralova, Mahler and Brahms
Music for voice and harp from the 11th to the 20th century with Héloïse Carlean-Jones (harp)
Songs by Faure, Ravel, L. Boulanger, and Chaminade alongside 11th century troubadour song, arranged for voice and harp. Performed by Mimi Doulton and Héloïse Carlean-Jones.
Sie in the Austrian premiere of Georg Friedrich Haas’ Liebesgesang.
Musical direction: Stefan Politzka
Stage direction: Marcos Darbyshire
Performances 13, 15, 20, 26, 29 September, and 12, 16, 25 October
At Viitasaari Time of Music Festival, Finland
Finalist in the Southbank Sinfonia’s biennial competition for orchestral song.
Repertoire TBC.
Mädchen in Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s Auftieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
Performances on 11, 15, 26, 28 May, 1, 8, 11, 29 June
Conducted by Cornelius Meister, directed by Ulrike Schwab
with pianist Dylan Perez.
Performing highlights from Messiaen‘s Chants de terre et de ciel and Copland‘s 12 Emily Dickinson Songs, alongside new Dickinson settings by Alison Bauld.
We are grateful to the Vaughan Williams Foundation and the Marchus Trust for their support of this new work by Alison Bauld.
Following their successful ensemble debut at Spitalfields Festival, pianist Ben Smith and soprano Mimi Doulton bring a musical miscellanea to the University of Southampton. The wry humour of Michael Finnissy and Matthew Shlomowitz features alongside mysterious and intimate works by Nordic composers Rasmus Zwicki and Kaija Saariaho, woven together with personal favourites from their voice and piano repertoire.
Oliver Leith’s Last Days with the LA Phil New Music Group, conducted by Thomas Adès. https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/2452/2024-02-06/last-days
Gretel at Theater Pforzheim
13 January 2024 (jump in)
Soprano soloist in the Messiah, conducted by Dominic Ellis-Peckham
Repeat lecture at Christ Church Henley, 8 December 2023, 11am: Once Upon a Time... — Opera Prelude
A journey through some of opera's greatest fairytale adaptations. From Humperdinck's beloved Haensel und Gretel to Dvorak's little mermaid-inspired Rusalka and lesser-known works such as Hans Abrahamsen's The Snow Queen - there will be something for everyone in this lecture for the festive season!
With Thomas Ang, piano
Panellist at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, discussing music and the climate crisis. Chaired by Dr Laura Bowler.
premiere of Bernhard Gander’s new chamber opera for soprano, ‘cello and percussion as part of Salzburg Taschenoper Festival. More details to be announced: KLANG ))) 21 (klang21.com)
Jumping in for an indisposed colleague, conducted by Ian Page. Repertoire by Haydn, Schweitzer and Myslivicek.
Mimi Doulton Soprano; Vimbayi Kaziboni Conductor; Thando Mjandana Tenor
Julian Anderson: Thus (2023); Mitternachtslied (2020, 2023)
Harrison Birtwistle: … when falling asleep (2018)
Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo: Between Carnival and Lent (2022)
Representing Freelancers Make Theatre Work
Mimi Doulton Soprano; Vimbayi Kaziboni Conductor; Thando Mjandana Tenor
Julian Anderson: Thus (2023); Mitternachtslied (2020, 2023)
Harrison Birtwistle: … when falling asleep (2018)
Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo: Between Carnival and Lent (2022)
Ravel's 5 Greek songs, selections from L. Boulanger Clairieres dans le ciel, Faure and troubadour music arranged for voice and harp.
Panellist at the 2023 Oberto conference, representing Freelancers Make Theatre Work.
