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Elena Langer: Stay O Sweet

Thursday, 24 July 2025   |   11:15 - 24:15

Elena Langer: Stay O Sweet

‘Stay O Sweet’ by Elena Langer on the program of the Buxton International Festival, UK.

British-Russian pianist, composer and conductor Alissa Firsova won the BBC Proms Inspire Competition in 2001.  She made her Wigmore Hall and Proms debuts in 2009 and has performed in numerous concert halls and festivals throughout the world.

Alissa is joined by Jane Burnell and Dan D’Souza in settings of poems by Donne, Shakespeare and Blake. Jane sang the lead role in Haydn’s opera La Canterina at BIF last year. Anglo-Irish baritone Dan is an English National Opera Harewood Artist for 2024 – 25.

Program:

Elena Langer Stay O Sweet

Benjamin Britten Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74

Dmitry Smirnov Ophelia Songs, Op. 197a; To Be or Not To Be, Op. 195a bis

Alissa Firsova To the Evening Star Op. 51b

  • Composer(s) Elena Langer
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Stay O Sweet

  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Alissa Firsova piano, Jane Burnell soprano, Dan D'Souza baritone

Date

Jul 24 2025

Time

11:15 - 12:15

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Location

London, St.John's Church, Waterloo, UK
London, St.John's Church, Waterloo, UK
Waterloo Road London SE1 8TY, UK
Website
https://stjohnswaterloo.org
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Stay O Sweet

Version for soprano, flute, oboe, violin, cello and harpsichord
Elena Langer; Lyrics John Donne
Year of composition:
2013
Duration:
00:03:30
Publisher's Number: 22658
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Composer

Elena Langer

.. that rare thing: a modern opera that exerts an immediate emotional impact”
The Telegraph - Rupert Christensen

“... the most enthralling new operatic score I’ve heard for several seasons”
The Times - Richard Morrison

"... genuine lyricism, rich harmonies, and gorgeous orchestration"
The Stage - George Hall

“... the very stuff of opera”
The Observer - Fiona Maddocks

"...hugely likeable"
The Sunday Times - Hugh Canning

"It had vitality and brilliance. Unlike many new commissions for the opera stage, it worked"
International New York Times - Michael White

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