This event is available to Young Musician’s Pass members. Booking opens at 12noon on 19 May and closes 5pm on 30 June. Tickets are likely to sell fast so don't wait.

Meet the Artist

Following this performance there will be an exclusive opportunity for YMP members to meet the artist. Come prepared with your best questions!

Hugh Cutting, the first countertenor to win the Kathleen Ferrier Award, joins celebrated pianist George Ireland for a thrillingly eclectic recital that journeys across countries, genres and centuries. Flexing his voice beyond the baroque era, Cutting surprises at every turn.

Operatic arias, from Claudio Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea (1643) to George Benjamin’s Written on Skin (2012), mingle with Lieder by Franz Schubert and Hugh Wolf. The French Belle Époque (Beautiful Era) is represented with songs by Ernest Chausson, Reynaldo Hahn and Gabriel Fauré; while Girolamo Frescobaldi’s Se l’aura tutta vezzosa returns us to 17th-century Italy.

The recital also features lesser-known composers like Betty Roe, alongside new commissions, including Piers Connor Kennedy’s electrifying Rough Rhymes, written for Cutting’s voice.

What to expect at The Queen's Hall

These focused morning concerts are the perfect way to start your Festival day. Tune out the outside world for a deep listening experience.

At The Queen’s Hall you can expect a very quiet concert environment, make sure your phone is off!