Britten Song Cycles & Schumann Liederkreis – Wigmore Hall, London

Date: Saturday, 3 October 2026
Time: 19:30
Duration: 02:00
Venue: Wigmore Hall
Address: 36 Wigmore St, London W1U 2BP, UK
City: London
Organisation: Wigmore Hall
Language: German, English, Italian
Price range: 18 £ – 40 £

About this event

This concert opens Wigmore Hall’s 2026/27 focus marking the 50th anniversary of Benjamin Britten’s death. It pairs two Britten cycles from the 1940s with Robert Schumann’s Liederkreis Op. 24, reflecting Britten’s admiration for Schumann and his interpretive insight. Tenor Allan Clayton and mezzo-soprano Christine Rice appear with pianist James Baillieu. By setting Britten’s Italian and English songs alongside Schumann’s German Romanticism, the programme traces the song cycle’s evolution and Britten’s place within it.

Cast & creative

Tenor
Allan Clayton
Tenor
Allan Clayton
Tenor
Allan Clayton
Tenor
Allan Clayton
Mezzo-soprano
Christine Rice
Mezzo-soprano
Christine Rice
Mezzo-Soprano