The concert was streamed live from Wigmore Hall and made available to watch online for 30 days afterwards. Clips from the recital are available to watch on Independent Opera's YouTube channel.

From 2005-2020, Independent Opera nurtured and invested in over 120 outstanding emerging artists.

In 2020 we were thrilled to present four of the UK’s finest young singers alongside renowned pianist Christopher Glynn, celebrating the spirit of folk music through the works of the great song composers. The evening programme also featured a world première from composer Ben Foskett and poet Keaton Henson.

The IO Voice Scholarship was a £5,000 award which supported singers' tuition fees.  Award recipients were offered the opportunity to perform in the annual recital at the Wigmore Hall and attend mentoring events with leading industry professionals.

Glen Cunningham tenor
Royal College of Music

Samantha Quillish soprano
Royal Academy of Music

William Thomas bass
Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Lauren Young mezzo-soprano
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Christopher Glynn piano

PROGRAMME

Dvořák
Gypsy Songs Op.55
  No. 1 Má píseň zas mi láskou zní/My song rings out with love again
  No. 4 Když mne stará matka/Songs my mother taught me

Moravian Duets Op.38
  No. 4 The Grief
  No. 3 The Garland

Ravel
Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques
Chants populaires No. 3 Mélodie Italienne

Duparc
Phidylé
Le Manoir de Rosemonde

Saint-Saëns
Danse macabre Op.40

Stravinsky
The Rake's Progress
  The Woods Are Green

Ben Foskett (composer) & Keaton Henson (poet)
A Dead Man's Song  New Work

MacMillan
Scots Song

Robert Burns
Ae Fond Kiss (arr. Alfred Moffat)

Britten
The Foggy Foggy Dew

Lehár
Giuditta
  Meine Lippen, sie kussen so heiss

J. Strauss
Die Fledermaus
  Trinke Liebchen

Smetana
The Bartered Bride
  Nuze, mily chasniku

Humperdinck
Hänsel & Gretel
  Evening Prayer

Tchaikovsky
The Nightingale

The programme lasted approximately 90-minutes without an interval.