Soprano
Lucy Crowe
Widely regarded as one of the most versatile and respected singers of her generation.
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Lucy Crowe: Birdsong
Sunday
23
November
2025
,
7:00 pm
Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HA
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Vivaldi Spring from Four Seasons: Allegro
Handel As When the Dove Laments Her Love
Price Little Pastorale
Trad. She’s Like the Swallow
Mozart Dove Sono from The Marriage of Figaro
Blasio Kavuma I am the sea (London premiere)
Messiaen The Lovebird of the Star from Harawi
Strauss Spring from Four Last Songs
Interval
Haydn Symphony no. 83 'The Hen'
Berg The Nightingale from Seven Early Songs
Sherwin A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Gershwin Little Jazz Bird
Gershwin Summertime
Arrangements by Harry Baker, James Ledger, and Paul Schäffer
Lucy Crowe
Soprano
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Conductor
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Renowned for its genre-defying programming, Fantasia Orchestra makes its debut at Smith Square Hall performing a programme inspired by the beauty of birdsong, with soprano Lucy Crowe OBE.
Handel and Haydn perch next to Messiaen and Gershwin, and Berg’s The Nightingale segues into Sherwin’s timeless classic A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square. Soar through centuries of music with one of the country’s most exciting orchestras and finest of singers.
Collaborators
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Lucy Crowe
Widely regarded as one of the most versatile and respected singers of her generation, Lucy Crowe was awarded an OBE in the 2023 King's birthday honours. With repertoire ranging from Purcell, Handel and Mozart to Donizetti’s Adina and Verdi’s Gilda, she has sung with opera companies and orchestras all over the world.
Concert highlights
Conductor
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom is Fantasia's Conductor & Artistic Director.
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Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom Fetherstonhaugh is Artistic Director of Fantasia Orchestra, which he founded in 2016.
This year, Tom returns to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Ulster Orchestra, and Orchestra of Opera North, and makes his debuts with the BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata.
Venue
Smith Square Hall
Smith Square Hall is a concert hall in the centre of Smith Square, Westminster.
Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HA