For the premiere of Edward Elgar’s atmospheric Sea Pictures, conducted by the composer, the legendary contralto Clara Butt dressed as a mermaid, which may have been just a bit over the top. Within the month, she performed the piece for none other than Victoria at Balmoral. Well over a century on, the soulful British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly gets to cast the oceanic spell. Antonio Pappano conducts. —M.G.
The Arts Intel Report
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
Sir Antonio Pappano: British Roots / Elgar, Tippett & Vaughan Williams
When
December 12, 2019
Where
Barbican Centre For Arts & Conferences, Silk Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom
