Solveig's Song - The Opera and Song Collective

Described by many as ‘the voice of the 20th century’, legendary Norwegian soprano, Kirsten Flagstad is celebrated in a concert of songs and arias she loved and sang.

Our early afternoon concert is presented in the delightful ambience of the Mosman Art Gallery and our fine singers will entertain you with the broad spectrum of music that made Flagstad famous and in which she excelled.

The programme includes beloved arias by Handel, Johann Strauss and Puccini, songs by Grieg and Sibelius that Flagstad treasured and crucially features a segment of the Wagnerian repertoire for which she became world-renowned.

Bronwyn Douglass, one of Australia’s finest emerging and award winning Wagnerian sopranos, teams up with lyric soprano Leah Thomas and mezzo-soprano Jill Sullivan, in this intriguing concert curated by Sullivan for The Opera and Song Collective.

The singers will be supported on the grand piano by highly regarded pianists, Donna Balson and Stephen Walter who performs in the Wagner segment, while Balson features in Grieg piano solos in addition to her role in accompanying the recital and non- Wagner operatic repertoire.

Sit back with a complimentary glass of wine or soft drink and let the glorious music wash over you.