October 9, 2025
Athens, GR 14 C
Expand search form
Blog

Catch Odaline de la Martinez in London next month with scenes from Imoinda and Canciones

Catch Odaline de la Martinez in London next month with scenes from Imoinda and Canciones
Odaline de la Martinez
Odaline de la Martinez

There is a chance next month to catch music from Odaline de la Martinez’ powerful opera Imoinda: A Story of Love and Slavery. Vincent Godfrey is conducting the Merlyn Ensemble on 1 November 2025 at the Warehouse in scenes from Imoinda with Donna Bateman as Imoinda and Sandeep Gurrupadi as Okoin a programme that also includes music by Britten, Smyth, Coleridge-Taylor and Florence Price. The programme is repeated on 15 November at Guildford United Reformed Church.

Loosely based on Aphra Behn’s 1688 novel Oroonoko: or the Royal Slave, one of the first published works by an English female writer, the libretto for Imoinda was adapted by award-winning poet and academic Joan Anim-Addo. The opera traces the beginning of the Afro-Caribbean Culture from Africa, through the horrific boat journey, to the arrival of the enslaved people in the Caribbean. [ticket details]

There will be more of Odaline de la Martinez’ music in London in November as her Canciones for Voice, Piano and Percussion will be featured at the London Song Festival at Hinde Street Methodist Church on 21 November in as part of a Celebration of Latin American Women Composers  performed by pianist Nigel Foster, soprano Ana Beard Fernandez and percussionist Gillian McDonagh who along with baritone Michel de Souza will be performing songs ranging in date from the 19th to 21st centuries, by composers from Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil and Cuba. [further details]


Go to Source article

Previous Article

Volver: Vittorio Forte explores South American piano music

You might be interested in …

Salzburg extends Cecilia

Salzburg extends Cecilia

The Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli has been confirmed as Artistic Director of the Salzburg Whitsun Festival until 2031. Bartoli, 59, has been in the job since 2012. ‘Cecilia Bartoli and her conceptual farsightedness are a […]

Check out Yuja Wang’s biggest fan

Check out Yuja Wang’s biggest fan

‘He came to our concert!’ she exclaims on social media. David Hockney attended the four-hand Yuja Wang and Vikingur Olafsson concert at the Royal Festival Hall. The post Check out Yuja Wang’s biggest fan appeared […]