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Soprano Christiane Karg, a woman with dark hair pulled back, wearing a black strapless top and red lipstick, looking gently toward the camera with one hand raised to her chest against a dark grey background. Soprano Christiane Karg, a woman with dark hair pulled back, wearing a black strapless top and red lipstick, looking gently toward the camera with one hand raised to her chest against a dark grey background.
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Das Paradies und die Peri

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The music

    R Schumann Das Paradies und die Peri

The performers

  • Edward Gardner conductor*
  • Christiane Karg soprano
  • Samantha Clarke soprano
  • Beth Taylor mezzo-soprano
  • Robert Murray tenor
  • Lunga Eric Hallam tenor
  • Thomas Oliemans baritone
  • London Philharmonic Choir

A wounded spirit seeks redemption in Schumann’s heartfelt and wildly Romantic music.

What price heaven? The Peri has been cast out of Paradise. Now she walks the Earth, a wounded but gentle spirit, seeking the good deed or the loving heart that will guide her back to happiness. Robert Schumann was a musical dreamer with the soul of a poet, and in 1843 he retold her adventures in some of the most heartfelt music of the Romantic age. Weird, wild and utterly wonderful, it’s a labour of true love for Edward Gardner, and for this rare performance he’s gathered an all-star cast as well as the full London Philharmonic Choir. Don’t miss it.

Concert duration: 1hr 55’ including interval

*Edward Gardner’s position with the LPO is generously supported by Aud Jebsen.

Sat 10 Apr 2027, 7.30pm

London, Royal Festival Hall

Tickets from £19.50 (including a transaction fee of £3.50)

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Gardner and the LPO have proved themselves yet again to be master storytellers, crafting an evening of brilliance, beauty, and emotional depth.

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Featuring

Conductor Edward Gardner, a man with light/white swept hair, conducting with a baton raised high and mouth open expressively, black and white photograph taken from orchestra level.
Edward Gardner, conductor
Soprano Christiane Karg, a woman with brown hair hair, formal portrait, dark blue background.
Christiane Karg, soprano
Soprano Samantha Clarke, a woman, formal portrait, black and white. Wearing white blazer, seated on sofa chair.
Samantha Clarke, soprano
Mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor, a woman wearing a green gown, portrait, black background.
Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano
Tenor Robert Murray, a man with a light beard and black t-shirt, portrait
Robert Murray, tenor
Tenor Lunga Eric Hallam, a man wearing with brown archway beams in the background.
Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor
Baritone Thomas Oliemans, a man with brown hair and a salt-and-pepper beard wearing a navy suit, hands both close to his chin, cyan coloured setting in the background, portrait.
Thomas Oliemans, baritone
London Philharmonic Choir, sitting in the stalls at the Royal Festival Hall, light brown chairs, some red lighting
London Philharmonic Choir

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