Lyric Fest Presents “Metamorphosis of Plants” a Lieder Celebration for Earth Day

By Afton Wooten

Lyric Fest will present “Metamorphosis of Plants” in celebration of Earth Day inspired by Goethe’s poem by the same name.

The first of two concerts will take place on Earth Day, April 22 at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA at 8 pm. The program will feature botanical-themed songs by Schubert, Brahms, Beethoven, Wolf, Mahler, and others. Soprano Kristina Bachrach, mezzo-soprano Kathryn Leemhuis, tenor Andrew Fuchs, baritone Randall Scarlata will perform alongside pianist and Lyric Fest co-founder and co-artistic director Laura Ward. Along with the music the audience will be met with ideo animation, special supertitles and a reading of Goethe’s poem in English by Lyric Fest co-founder and co-artistic director Suzanne DuPlantis.

Concert number two is set for the following at 7:30 pm at Peabody Institute in Baltimore, MD. A similar program will be presented at this concert.

DuPlantis shared in a press release, “This program has been great fun to put together. It has splendid variety and includes both chestnuts and little known gems of German Lieder from 16 composers. We’re thrilled to be presenting this special offering in honor of Earth Day at Longwood Gardens at the height of Spring! The audience can expect to be enchanted by wonderful music, all experienced in the grand ballroom of Longwood Gardens with fanciful video, supertitles, and with the floral, earthy scents from Longwood’s spectacular conservatory wafting in! This is quite a special program.”

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