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Today's Hanover Square Lunchtime concert is the first in the Autumn series and is given by Jacquelyn Matava, mezzo-soprano and Samuel Gaskin, piano who will be performing the following programme:

Brad Mehldau - Love Songs

'We met at the end of the Party'

Messiaen - Trois mélodies

i. Pourquoi ?

ii. Le sourire

iii. La fiancée perdue

Mehldau - Love Songs

'Twilight'

'Dreams'

Messiaen - Harawi

i. La ville qui dormait, toi

ii. Bonjour toi, colombe verte

iii. Montagnes

iv. Doundou tchil

As always admission is free with a retiring collection in aid of the series.
Winner of The American Prize for Women in Art Song (2023), American mezzo-soprano Jacquelyn Matava commands the stage with a voice that seamlessly traverses opera, oratorio, and art song genres.

Her versatility in opera is showcased in roles such as Nelda in Kamala Sankaram’s Taking Up Serpents at The Glimmerglass Festival and Zita in Gianni Schicchi at Festival Napa Valley with Kent Nagano conducting. Other operatic credits include the title roles in Cendrillon and Dido and Aeneas, Charlotte (Werther), Zweite Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Tisbe (La Cenerentola), and Nancy (Albert Herring).