Fleur Barron & Joseph Middleton
Garsington Opera’s Concert Series in association with Wigmore Hall
Event details
26 September 2026
Award-winning mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron, Olga in our 2021 production of Eugene Onegin, is joined by acclaimed song accompanist Joseph Middleton for a programme filled with heart-melting reflections on humankind’s relationship with the natural world, including works by Bach, Schubert and Mahler.
If you would like to stay for supper afterwards, an informal buffet-style meal will be served in the café after the performance at shared tables. The two-course menu is £40 per person and includes a glass of house wine (see below for details).
Tickets
£55 concert
£40 dinner
Timings
Building opens from: 6pm
Concert start time: 7pm
Supper: c 8pm
Venue
Garsington Studios
Booking
Members’ priority booking opens at 10am on Wednesday 13 May
Public booking opens at 10am on Wednesday 27 May
26 September 2026
26 September 2026
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Adagio from Concerto No. 3 in D minor (after Marcello Oboe Concerto in D minor) BWV 974
Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
Rückert Lieder: Um Mitternacht
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Totengräbers Heimweh D 842
Abschied von der Erde D 829
Am Flusse D 766
Charles Ives (1874–1954)
At the River
George Crumb (1929–2022)
Lazy River
Processional
Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
Das Lied von der Erde: Der Abschied
Performers
Mezzo-soprano
Fleur Barron
Piano
Joseph Middleton
Menu
Main
Confit duck with orange and star anise, roasted root vegetables and honey jus
Butternut squash and tomato with baked gnocchi and cheese sauce (V)
Sides
Kale colcannon mash
Roasted Chantenay carrots
Dessert
Vanilla panna cotta, raspberry compote