92Y: Brooklyn Rider with Anne Sofie von Otter
$30-$55
- Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Franz Schubert — String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"
Franz Schubert — Winterreise ("Winter Journey"), D. 911 (arr. Osvaldo Golijov)
Rufus Wainwright — Songs for Lulu (New York premiere; arr. Colin Jacobsen)
In a rare NYC appearance and first-ever on our stage, the radiant world-renowned mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter joins cutting-edge string quartet Brooklyn Rider to perform their "Songs of Love and Death."
Longtime collaborators, each is acclaimed for the fearlessness of their artistry, exploring music from Monteverdi to Björk, and Beethoven to Elvis Costello. Their program intersperses movements from Schubert's iconic "Death and the Maiden" string quartet with arrangements of Schubert lieder by Osvaldo Golijov and modern torch songs by Rufus Wainwright. An exquisite and illuminating meditation on themes of love and death, inspired by the most enduring songwriter in history.
About 92Y
About Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter is one of the finest singers of her generation with a wealth of recordings and numerous awards including two Grammy Awards for best classical vocal performance, the most recent being awarded in 2015 for her double-CD, Douce France.
https://www.annesofievonotter.com