Organization

Singer

Soprano

Soraya Mafi

Simon Lepper

Piano

English National Opera

The Lure of the East: Persian Poetry in Song with Soraya Mafi and Simon Lepper

London

United Kingdom

London Coliseum

Public

Concert

Approved

British-Iranian soprano Soraya Mafi and pianist Simon Lepper perform a programme inspired by Goethe’s West Östlicher Divan – a collection of lyrical poems influenced by the Persian poet Hafez. Other works include settings of the Persian poet Rumi, Iranian composer Mahdis Kashani, a setting of Hafez by Sally Beamish and French chanson inspired by Persia.

English

The Lure of the East: Persian Poetry in Song with Soraya Mafi and Simon Lepper by Various, From (2024/2024), London Coliseum, London, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Program, About & Synopsis

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues