Victoria & Winterreise II

Of all the composers Victoria de los Ángeles sang in recital, the one she performed most often was Franz Schubert. And while she did sing some of the Winterreise Lieder such as Gute Nacht, Das Wirtshaus or Frühlingstraum, she never performed what is probably the composer's most famous cycle. Some singers did tackle it, Lotte Lehmann and later Christa Ludwig or Brigitte Fassbaender, the latter becoming an unquestionable reference. What would the version of Victoria de los Ángeles that Schubert loved so much have been like?

One of the great Lied performers, Simon Keenlyside, approaches this cycle in Victoria's centenary by returning to LIFE Victoria after his debut in 2018, alongside piano veteran Roger Vignoles, who makes his long-awaited Festival debut.