Cupboard Love
Mon, Apr 28
|Performance Hall, Royal College of Music
A darkly comical one-act whodunnit and a Fantasy Sonata by English composer Madeleine Dring (1923-1977)
Time & Location
Apr 28, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Performance Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 2BS, UK
About the event
Tickets: https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3120455
A darkly comical whodunnit. Three characters (He, She and It) are accompanied by piano in this fast-paced and lyrical one-act opera by Madeleine Dring (1923-1977). Her Fantasy Sonata for solo piano will also feature: a youthful and loveable work written when Dring was just a teenager.
Madeleine Dring was a wonderfully creative composer and musician. She studied composition, piano, violin, singing, and ‘dramatic’ at the Royal College of Music from 1933-45. Her output includes many art songs, chamber works and solo instrumental works, as well as works written for the stage, TV and radio.
Trigger warning: whilst Cupboard Love is a comedy, please note that this performance references a variety of adult themes and sensitive topics including suicide. Audience discretion is advised.
PROGRAMME:
Fantasy Sonata (solo piano)