International Concert Series 2020-21
Now a popular annual event for the College, we are excited to welcome back the emerging operatic soprano, Hilary Cronin. In this specially-commissioned event, Hilary joins our Director of Choral Music, Rupert Gough, to share her experiences since graduating from Royal Holloway and a selection of recorded performances.
Footage for this event was kindly provided by Hilary Cronin, The Kathleen Ferrier Awards, and The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew the Great.
Event programme
George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759): 'Dunque, I laci d'un volto... Ah! Crudel' from Rinaldo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): 'Ah, fuggi il traditor!' from Don Giovanni
Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875): 'Comme autre-fois' from Les pêcheurs de perles
Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976): 'Embroidery in childhood' from Peter Grimes
Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835): ‘Eccomi in lieta vesta...Oh! Quante volte...’ from I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Die Nacht
How can I watch it?
Our streamed event can be viewed on this page, or on our dedicated Department of Music YouTube channel for 30-days after premiere (link embedded).
Your digital programme
We now offer all our viewers free access to your own digital programme, as created by our team of student writers as part of the Concert Management & Artist Personnel Programme at the Department of Music. Scroll through and find out more about our performers featured in this event, the music that is being performed and more:
Click here for your free digital event programmeAbout our performer
Hilary Cronin is a London-based soprano enjoying a freelance career of opera and ensemble singing.
Hilary trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. She completed a Postgraduate Diploma and an FTCL Diploma and was a Trinity College London, Dame Susan Morden and Robinson Hearn Scholar. Prior to this, Hilary read Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. In her final year, she was awarded the Driver Prize for Excellence in Performance and The Dame Felicity Lott Bursary to help with postgraduate studies. She was a Choral Scholar of The Choir of Royal Holloway and performed solos on Hyperion discs and live BBC Radio 3 Broadcasts. Read more.
Further information
Open to all. Our digital events will be premiered at the stated start time and will be available to view for one-month.
Tickets
Free for all.
