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IAN BOSTRIDGE, TENOR

with Julius Drake, piano

Thursday, April 9 • 7 pm
Spaulding Auditorium
$50 • Dartmouth students $5

Celebrated English tenor Ian Bostridge's strength as a performer is not merely a voice of rare beauty and flexibility—it's his ability to draw the listener into the unique vista within each piece he performs. Whether in an opera, as a soloist with an orchestra, or on the recital stage, Bostridge illuminates songs with a radiant musicality and insight that have made him one of the most sought after tenors of our time. Familiar to the major concert halls and music festivals of North America, Europe and Asia, Bostridge transports audiences and critics alike. In this first Hop performance, he presents a program of Schubert *lieder8, for which he has demonstrated a particularly keen and revered understanding. Bostridge is “not the sort of recitalist who processes all different kinds of music through the same lovely tone and smooth technique. Instead, he works to bring out the storytelling and drama inherent in song” (The New Yorker). Revel in an evening of Schubert interpreted by a contemporary master.