Selected as Gramophone’s Young Artist of the Year in 2016, baritone Benjamin Appl was a member of the BBC New Generation Artist Scheme from 2014-16, as well as a Wigmore Hall Emerging Artist and an ECHO Rising Star. A captivating and riveting singer, Benjamin is celebrated by audiences and critics alike for a voice that “belongs to the last of the old great masters of song“ with “an almost infinite range of colours“ (Süddeutsche Zeitung). He will perform with pianist James Baillieu, a regular and beloved presence on the VRS stage. Leila has spent several years attempting to book Benjamin‘s Vancouver debut… be there and prepare to be wowed!!
SCHUBERT | TCHAIKOVSKY | RICHARD STRAUSS | HAHN | SOMERVELL | VAUGHN WILLIAMS| SCHUMANN|BOLCOM | QUILTER | IVOR GURNEY | SCHÖNBERG | GRIEG | ILSE WEBER | JAMES MACMILLAN
“The way he navigated the song’s transformation, from disappointment to obsession, was so gripping and troublingly real, I heard people all around me exhale afterward, as if Mr. Appl had rendered them breathless.” — The New York Times
Ticket prices: A: $63 B: $48 C: $28
BUY 3 concerts or more and receive a 15% discount
BUY 5 concerts or more and receive a 20% discount
BUY 8 concerts or more and receive a 25% discount
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Season Sponsor:
Next Generation Artist sponsor: The Estate of Edwina and Paul Heller
Concert sponsor: Allison Hart
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