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Julie Houghton and Friends: Beloved Katie – a celebration of Kathleen Ferrier in words and music
August 13, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Beloved Katie… a celebration of Kathleen Ferrier in words and music
If Australia gave the world its greatest soprano Nellie Melba in the 19th century, England produced the world’s best contralto when Kathleen Ferrier was born on April 22, 1912. Her extraordinary voice was a one off, and her life was over too soon when she died of cancer in 1953.
But behind the voice was a down to earth Lancashire lass with an impish sense of humour and genuine friendships with the musical greats of her era, from Britten to Barbirolli.
Fifty years after her untimely death, come and meet the character behind the voice, and hear some of her iconic music in Beloved Katie – a celebration of Kathleen Ferrier, written by Jamie Moffat and Julie Houghton and performed by Julie Houghton, Karen van Spall, Suzanne Shakespeare, Alex Owens and Ricardo R Idini .
Sunday August 13, 2pm
St George’s Anglican Church, 41 Baroda St Travencore
Tickets $25 and $20 concession available at the door