Sundays at Noon Concert Catch-up: Shakira Tsindos - mezzo soprano, Julia Lynch - piano

Sundays at Noon Concert Catch-up filmed in the sculpture hall of the Hugh Lane Gallery on March 24th 2024.
Dublin Song Series present:
Shakira Tsindos - mezzo soprano
Julia Lynch - piano
Programme
i. Schumann - Frauen-Liebe und Leben. op 42
ii. Britten - A Charm of Lullabies
iii. Grieg - Six songs. op. 48
iv. Stanford - A Soft Day from A Sheaf of Songs
v. Quilter - Dream Valley op 20
vi. Quilter - Fair House of Joy op 12 no 7
Shakira Tsindos
Australian/Cypriot Mezzo Soprano Shakira Tsindos was a 2021/2022 young artist with the National Opera Studio, an emerging artist with Oxford International Song Festival and is a Samling Artist. Recent engagements include Mercédès CARMEN for Staatsoper Hamburg & Shenzhen Opera & Dance Theatre, Hänsel HÄNSEL UND GRETEL for Opera Holland Park, Second Witch DIDO AND AENEAS for Waterperry Opera Festival, a tour of OPERA HIGHLIGHTS with Scottish Opera, Suzy & Lolette LA RONDINE for IF Opera, the title role CARMEN for Opera Loki, Zerlina DON GIOVANNI for Merry Opera, Dorabella COSÌ FAN TUTTE for MOF, Dorothée CENDRILLON & Alisa in LUCIADI LAMMERMOOR for Victorian Opera (Australia), and Agatha the Cat, BYTHE LIGHT OF THE MOON for Opera Australia.
On the concert platform Shakira made her Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra debut as the mezzo soprano soloist in the world premiere of Teresa Barlow Requiem 2020, Mozart Missa Brevis in D minor in Norway, Handel Messiah and Vivaldi Gloria. Shakira won the Nigel Beale First Prize at the 2021 Hurn Court Opera competition, is an award holder with: Help Musicians UK, the Tait Memorial Trust and the Australian Music Foundation. She holds a Masters of Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.
Julia Lynch
Julia Lynch is Artistic Director of Mascarade Opera,Florence.
Having spent three decades at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as senior vocal coach, she relocated to Florence in 2019 to devote her time fully to Mascarade Opera.
A sought-after vocal coach and recital partner, she has collaborated with many international artists, including Anthony Roth Costanzo, Michael Spyres, Lawrence Brownlee, Christopher Purves, Sir Tom Allen, Sue Bullock, Nicky Spence andRoderick Williams, as well as upcoming young opera stars such as AnnaEl-Khashem, Catriona Morrison, Beth Taylor and Svetlina Stoyanova. Concerts have taken her all over the world, with recitals in London, Tokyo and Geneva,as well as appearances at the BBC Proms, the Edinburgh International Festival, the Cardiff Singer of the World and the Bayreuth Wagner Festspiele.
She has worked with many renowned conductors, including Donald Runnicles, Sir Andrew Davis, Matthias Pintscher, Kent Nagano, ChristianThielemann and Kirill Petrenko. Also an acclaimed chamber musician, Julia has performed with, among many others, Jeff Bradetich, Maximiliano Martin, MarkO’Keefe, Tijmen Husingh, Donnie Deacon and Gabrielé Geminiani. Most recently, she founded the Perfumeria Triowith violinist Tijmen Husingh and clarinettist Ross Montgomery.
Dublin Song Series is curated by Dearbhla Collins.
With thanks to the Arts council of Ireland for their support.