Blood and the Moon – Mostly Baroque

Bass-baritone Johan Hartman not only shines here as a singer, but also, as a composer, transports the audience into the world of Romanticism, enticing them to dream and laugh with moonlight and solitude.

It is time to once again remember the revolutionary artistic awakening in this country and in the U.S.:

Music is the most sensuous way to do so. Johan Hartman is accompanied on the piano by Ailsa Aitkenhead.

The duo has already enjoyed triumphant success at the legendary Edinburgh Fringe Festival—and now they can finally be experienced live in Berlin.

The singer’s atmospheric songs, set to poems by W.B. Yeats and Robert Browning, explore tranquility and solitude, blood in the moonlight, and wicked old men.

The program also includes songs from Schubert’s *Die schöne Müllerin* and Ibert’s *Don Quichotte*, as well as opera arias.

Program

Johan Hartman:

• W.B. Yeats: Blood and the Moon
• R. Browning: Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister
• W.B. Yeats: The Wild, Old Wicked Man
• Franz Schubert: The Beautiful Miller Girl
• Jacques Ibert: Chansons de Don Quichotte

Ailsa Aitkenhead, piano

Johan Hartman, bass-baritone

Johann Hartman captivates the audience in this entertaining and exciting concert evening with his storytelling skills, stage presence, and humor.

“As the comedic master of the house, Johan Hartman revealed a large, dark bass-baritone that immediately made one sit up and take notice.” (South Florida Classical Review)

“Johan Hartman is a young bass-baritone who is a rising star on the American opera scene.

(…) an exciting new voice on the opera scene, both as a dramatic performer and as a composer. However, his passion is the performance of new music.” (FringeReview)