PLAY! Festival 2023

First-year baritone Harvey Lok will be accompanied by pianist Kevin Ma to perform a recital of songs centred around the theme of love. These songs include art songs, opera arias, and musical numbers from a diverse range of composers, such as Bach, Mozart, Vaughan WIlliams, and Bernstein. He will also be joined by first-year soprano Hilary Kwan to sing some opera duets by Mozart.

Event programme

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Bist du bei mir, BWV 508

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):Con un mezzo all’italiana (from La Finta giardiniera, K. 196)

Gabriel Fauré (1845—1924): Ici-bas (from Three Songs, Op. 8)

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): Silent Noon (from The House of Life)

Roger Quilter (1877-1953): O Mistress Mine (from Three Shakespeare Songs, Op. 6)

Frederick Loewe (1901-1988): If Ever I Could Leave You (from Camelot)

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990):A Quiet Girl (from Wonderful Town)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen (from Die Zauberflöte, K. 620)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Là ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni, K. 527)