Event
Siobhan Stagg + Quatuor Agate + Jonathan Ware : Through Eve’s eyes
- Date: Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 7:30pm
- Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre — Cnr Southbank Blvd & Sturt St, Southbank, VIC
Event Details
Australia's luminous soprano Siobhan Stagg returns home with an exploration that reframes creation through feminine eyes. In this Melbourne exclusive, Stagg joins pianist Jonathan Ware and Quatuor Agate to trace feminine creation from medieval mysticism to contemporary awakening.
At the evening's heart lies Gabirel Fauré's ambitious Chanson d'Ève, a song cycle that tells Genesis through Eve's wonder-filled perspective. Surrounding this centrepiece, Hildegard von Bingen's ancient visions dialogue with urgent new voices: Anna Korsun's Last Flight, Anne Cawrse's pointed Advice to a Girl, plus works by David Hirschfelder and Andrew Ford that pulse with contemporary relevance.
As Stagg's voice weaves through string textures and piano's intimate companion, the power of musical storytelling emerges. With ancient wisdom meeting modern questioning, experience the artistic communion between audience and performer.
Generously supported by Youth Music Foundation Australia Inc.
Featured non-Australian music: Hildegard von Bingen: O vis aeternitatis; Gabriel Fauré: La Chanson d'Ève; Anna Korsun: Last Flight; Ernest Chausson: Chanson perpétuelle, Op.37; Hildegard von Bingen: o quam mirabilis est; Dinuk Wijeratne: The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini; Jean Sibelius: Luonnotar, Op.70; Nikolai Medtner: The Angel, Op.1 bis; Nikolai Medtner: 7 Poems, Op.46 i. Praeludium
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured Australian Works
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| Advice To A Girl : for soprano or mezzo soprano and string quartet (2020) by Anne Cawrse |
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| After the visitors (soprano with string quartet) by Andrew Ford |
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| To a child (soprano with string quartet) (2015) by David Hirschfelder |
| Failure of communication by John Rodgers — more information: https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/whats-on/current-productions/siobhan-stagg/ |
Featured artists
- Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre
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