Favourite pieces
Bach's Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen Cantata BWV51 (arr. WF Bach) performed twice in 2016 (December and June 18).
Handel's 'Ah Ruggiero Crudel tu non m’amasti'/'Ombre pallide' from Alcina performed in 2019 (November and January).
Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate K165 performed in 2017 (October) and 2016 (December).
Schubert's Marie D658 performed in 2018 (May) and 2015 (October).
Schumann's Lied der Suleika from Myrthen Op. 25 and Kennst du das Land? from Lieder und Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister Op. 98a performed in 2020 (June) and 2018 (May).
Royal Albert Hall, 7-Sep-2022 / 19:30
Beethoven: Missa solemnis (81 mins)
Lucy Crowe performed with Roderick Williams and others on the 27th of May 2022 at Kings Place.
St-Martin-in-the-Fields, 5-May-2022 / 19:00
Handel: Serse (sung in Italian)
- Schubert:
- Auf dem See D543
- Auf dem Wasser zu singen D774
- Erlafsee D586
Barbican Hall, 3-Mar-2022 / 20:00
Barbican Hall, 16-Dec-2021 / 19:00
Barbican Hall, 8-Dec-2021 / 18:30
Royal Festival Hall, 4-Dec-2021 / 19:30
Lucy Crowe performed with The Bach Choir on the 18th of November 2021.
- Stravinsky, Ravel, Berlioz, Chabrier
- Byrd, Gibbons, Christopher Simpson and Purcell
Barbican Hall, 12-Sep-2021 / 19:00
- Julian Anderson: Two movements from Exiles (world premiere)
- Judith Weir: Natural History
Royal Albert Hall, 26-Aug-2021 / 19:30
- Beethoven: Concert aria ‘Ah! perfido’
- BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
- Ilan Volkov - Conductor
Lucy Crowe's performances, unfortunately, cancelled due to the pandemic
On the 22nd of March 2021 at the Wigmore Hall.
On the 4th of January 2021 at the Wigmore Hall.
On the 12th of December 2020 the Nash Ensemble at the Wigmore Hall.
On the 20th of October 2020 in Handel's Solomon with Iestyn Davies at the Royal Festival Hall.
On the 11th of May 2020 and the 16th of May 2020 at the Barbican Hall.
On the 25th of April 2020 as Rodelinda in Handel's opera of the same name with
Iestyn Davies and The English Concert at the Barbican Hall.
Unfortunately, Lucy Crowe had to withdraw from a planned performance of the St Matthew Passion on the
10th of April 2020.
Wigmore Hall, 17-Jun-2020 / 13:00 (Non-live stream)
Recital with the London Handel Players
- Bach: Ich habe genug BWV82a
- Handel: Da tempeste il legno infranto from Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV17
Lucy Crowe performed Léon Delafosse's Les Silenciares, Reynaldo Hahn's Cimetière de campagne and Infidélité, Saint-Saëns'
Guitares et Mandolines and Danse macabre Op. 40 and Franck's Nocturne and Le sylphe
on the 31st of October 2020 at the Wigmore Hall.
Wigmore Hall, 2-Jun-2020 / 13:00
Recital with pianist Anna Tilbrook
- Thomas Arne: O ravishing delight
- Schumann:
- Meine Rose from 6 Gedichte von N Lenau und Requiem Op. 90 No. 2
- Alban Berg: 7 frühe Lieder
- Ivor Gurney: Sleep
- Vaughan Williams: Silent Noon from The House of Life
- Madeleine Dring: It was a lover and his lass
- Britten: The Salley Gardens from Vol. 1 British Isles
- Phyllis Tate: The Lark in the Clear Air
- Traditional Irish: She moved thro' the fair
- Traditional Canadian: She's like the swallow
- Thomas Dunhill: The Cloths of Heaven
Milton Court Concert Hall, 15-Dec-2019 / 19:00
- Rameau: Two Arias from Castor and Pollux
- Rameau: Dardanus – Suite
- Emmanuelle Haïm - Conductor
- Lucy Crowe, Reinoud Van Mechelen - Tenor
- LSO Chamber Orchestra
St. John's Smith Square, 12-Nov-2019 / 19:30
- Handel:
- 'Da Tempeste' from Giulio Cesare
- 'V’adoro Pupille' from Giulio Cesare
- Passacaille from Rodrigo
- Ah Mio Cor' from Alcina
- Mozart:
- 'Al destin che la minaccia' from Mitridate
Favourite Haydn works
Die Schöpfung (The Creation) performed in 2018 (June with the Abbey Choir and St James’ Baroque at Westminster Abbey, and
in 2017 (February the 4th as a replacement of Susan Gritton with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, baritone Christopher Maltman and London Philharmonic Choir at the Royal Festival Hall.
Lucy Crow sang the:
- > roles of Angel Gabriel and Blessed Virgin Mary in Elgar's The Apostles at the Royal Festival on the 26th of October 2019. For more details see Sir Mark Elder,
- > role of Poppea in Handel's Agrippina at the Royal Opera House on various dates in September and Octber 2019,
- > role of Vixen in Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen at the Barbican Hall on the 27th and 29th of June 2019. For more details see Gerald Finley.
Wigmore Hall, 16-Feb-2019 / 19:30
- Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (original version)
- Strauss: 4 Last Songs for voice and ensemble (arr. James Ledger)
- Nash Ensemble
- Jamie Phillips - Conductor
Lucy Crowe sang the role of Belinda in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas at the Royal Festival on the 30th of January 2019. For more details see Benjamin Appl.
St John's Smith Square, 22-Jan-2019 / 19:00
Handel: Alcina
- La Nuova Musica, David Bates - Conductor, Lucy Crowe as Alcina, Patrick Terry as Ruggiero, Rebecca Bottone as Morgana, Madeleine Shaw as Bradamante, Christopher Turner as Oronte, Joanna Lumley as Narrator
- Vivaldi:
- Siam navi all'onde algenti from L'Olimpiade RV725
- Gelido in ogni vena from Farnace RV711
- and further works by Handel and Nico Muhly
- La Nuova Musica
- David Bates - Director
- Lucy Crowe
St John's Smith Square, 19-Nov-2018 / 19:30
- Edmund Finnis: Eldest Night (world premiere)
- Haydn: Die Schöpfung (The Creation)
- La Nuova Musica, Holst Singers
- David Bates - Conductor
- Lucy Crowe, Ben Hulett, William Berger - Bass
Lucy Crowe performed:
- > in Mass in D by Ethel Smyth on the 15th of November 2018 at the Barbican Hall. For more details see Ben Johnson,
- > Butterworth's Love Blows as the Wind Blows and Patrick Hadley's Scene from ‘The Woodlanders’ with the Nash Ensemble in a BBC Radio 3 lunchtime recital on the 9th of November 2018 at St. Luke's,
- > a song recital on the
24th of September 2018 including Purcell's Lord, what is man? (A Divine Hymn) Z192, O solitude, my sweetest choice Z406, Weldon's Alleluia all three realised by Benjamin Britten, and Michael Head's Over the rim of the moon.
- > in Beethoven's 'Choral' Symphony with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Patricia Bardon - Mezzo-soprano, Ilker Arcayürek - Tenor,
Neal Davies - Bass under the baton of David Parry on the 22nd of September 2018 at the Royal Albert Hall.
Wigmore Hall, 4-May-2018 / 19:30
Recital with pianist Anna Tilbrook
- Purcell: Bess of Bedlam Z370
- Schubert:
- An Silvia D891
- Gretchen am Spinnrade D118
- Suleika I D720
- Mendelssohn: Ach, um deine feuchten Schwingen Op. 34 No. 4
- Wolf: Philine from Goethe Lieder
- Strauss: Cäcilie Op. 27 No. 2 from Drei Lieder der Ophelia Op. 67
Lucy Crowe sang the role of Countess Almaviva in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at the Coliseum from the 29th of March 2018 onwards.
St John's Smith Square, 1-Feb-2018 / 19:00
Handel: Orlando
- La Nuova Musica, David Bates - Conductor, Lawrence Zazzo as Orlando, Lucy Crowe as Angelica, Christopher Lowrey as Medoro, Rowan Pierce as Dorinda, William Berger as Zorastro
Lucy Crowe sang the role of Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House from the 19th of December 2017 onwards.
She sang at St John's Smith Square on the 13th of November 2017. For more details see Mary Bevan
Milton Court Concert Hall, 25-Oct-2017 / 19:30
- Mozart:
- ‘Al destin’ from Mitridate
- ‘Ruhe sanft’ from Zaide
- ‘Ah, se il crudel’ from Lucio Silla
- ‘Et incarnatus est’ from Mass in C minor
Lucy Crowe appeared at the BBC Proms on the 9th of September 2017, please refer to Ben Johnson who also sang on the night for details.
St John's Smith Square, 12-May-2017 / 19:00
- WF Bach: Duet for 2 flutes in E minor Fk54
- Pergolesi: Stabat mater
On the 11th of February 2017 Lucy Crowe stepped in for Claire Booth singing Berg's 7 frühe Lieder with the Nash Ensemble.
Lucy Crowe performed Mahler's Symphony No. 4 (arr. Erwin Stein for soprano and chamber ensemble) with the
Nash Ensemble under the baton of Martyn Brabbins at the Wigmore Hall on the 21st of January 2017.
St John's Smith Square, 19-Dec-2016 / 19:30
- Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV62
- Haydn: Missa Sancti Nicolai
- La Nuova Musica
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David Peter Bates - Harpsichord, Director
Lucy Crowe sang:
- > the role of Calisto in Cavalli's opera of that very same name at the Wigmore Hall on the 28th of November 2016.
- > with mezzo-soprano Jurgita Adamonytė, tenor Michael Spyres, the Monteverdi Choir and the London Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Mendelssohn's Symphony No 2 (Lobgesang) conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner at the Barbican Hall on both the 20th and the 16th of October 2016.
Royal Albert Hall, 26-Aug-2016 / 19:30
- Mozart:
- Aria, 'Per questa bella mano' K612
- Requiem (compl. Süssmayr)
- Lucy Crowe, Barbara Kozelj - Mezzo-soprano
- Neal Davies - Bass, Collegium Vocale Gent
- Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer - Conductor
Lucy Crowe sang on the 21st of June 2016. For more details see Benjamin Hulett.
Barbican Hall, 18-Jun-2016 / 19:30
- JC Bach: La Tempesta (scena by Metastasio)
Lucy Crowe sang on the 6th of April 2016. For more details see Christopher Warren-Green.
Wigmore Hall, 31-Oct-2015 / 19:30
- Schubert:
- An den Mond D193, Heidenröslein D257, An die Sonne D439, Iphigenia D573, Lob der Tränen D711, Der Fluss D693, Nachtviolen D752, Du bist die Ruh D776, Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria) D839, Die Männer sind méchant D866 No. 3
- Debussy:
- Rondel chinois, Jane, La fille aux cheveux de lin, Rondeau, "Flots, palmes et sables", Séguidille, Tragédie, Mandoline, En sourdine, Fantoches, Clair de lune, Pantomime
Royal Albert Hall, 19-Jul-2015 / 19:30
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Choral)
- CBSO Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons - Conductor, Lucy Crowe, Gerhild Romberger - Mezzo-soprano, Dmytro Popov - Tenor
Kings Place, 20-Dec-2014 / 19:00
- Programme included:
- Bach: Cantata BWV 140: Wachet auf (excerpt) (arr. Farrington)
- Cornelius: The Three Kings (arr. Farrington)
- Faure: Requiem
- Lucy Crowe
- Ronan Collett - Baritone
- Aurora Voices
- Nicholas Collon - Conductor
Lucy Crowe appeared in the Barbican Hall on the 6th of December 2014 in Bach's Magnificat, please refer to Ashley Riches who also sang on the night for details.
Royal Albert Hall, 26-Aug-2014
Beethoven: Missa solemnis
- Lucy Crowe, Jennifer Johnston - Mezzo-soprano, Michael Spyres - Tenor,
Matthew Rose - Bass, Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Sir John Eliot Gardiner - Conductor
Royal Albert Hall, 26-Jul-2014
Bach: St John Passion
- Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, James Gilchrist as Evangelist, Neal Davies as Christus, Lucy Crowe, Hanno Müller-Brachmann - Bass-baritone
Queen Elizabeth Hall, 12-Jun-2014
- Lucy Crowe, James Gilchrist - Tenor
- Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
- Choir of the Enlightenment