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Front Row: Kayo Chingonyi; Joyce DiDonato; The Importance of Being Earnest reviewed

20/04/2021

Kayo Chingonyi; Joyce DiDonato; The Importance of Being Earnest reviewed

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Kayo Chingonyi; Joyce DiDonato; The Importance of Being Earnest reviewed

Kayo Chingonyi's new poetry collection, Joyce DiDonato on Schubert’s Winterreise.

Kayo Chingonyi with his new poetry collection and a podcast celebrating Dave’s Psychodrama; Joyce DiDonato on Schubert’s Winterreise; The Importance of Being Earnest reviewed.

Kayo Chingonyi is an award-winning poet, producer, DJ and lyricist. Kayo joins Tom to talk about his much anticipated new collection A Blood Condition, exploring family, identity and his Zambian heritage. Plus his new music podcast series Decode, which takes a deep dive into Dave’s Mercury Prize-winning debut album Psychodrama, revealing its musicality and lyricism over 11 episodes. 


Schubert’s song cycle, Winterreise, is regarded as the pinnacle of German Lied.  This musical story of a young man pining for his lost love and drifting into existential despair has long fascinated audiences and scholars.  Now mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato has brought a new approach to this composition.  She joins Front Row to discuss how a woman’s perspective has created fresh meaning to Schubert’s winter journey.

Lucy Holt reviews The Importance of Being Earnest at the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield. This digital production transposes the original narrative of Wilde’s classic comedy to the cobbles and stone walls of the north of England. The updated narrative follows the story of struggling actor Jamil and rom-com star Algy, who come together in the pursuit of love, being true to yourself and Nando’s. 


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Producer: Oliver Jones

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