Songs of Love and Solitude

Songs of Love and Solitude brings together two deeply expressive song cycles performed by Cape Town Opera star Brittany Smith (soprano), a Fleur du Cap winner, and Alex Gabriel (piano), acclaimed collaborative pianist and CEO of Cape Town Opera. Schumann’s Dichterliebe – rarely sung by a soprano – reveals new colours in this female-voiced interpretation, while Barber’s Hermit Songs sets the wry, tender reflections of medieval monks to music. A captivating hour of intimacy, wit, longing and beautifully crafted storytelling.