Clara: Sex, Love and Classical Music

The one-woman show, Clara: Sex, Love and Classical Music, will have a 3-day run at RamJam Records in Kingston at the beginning of August.

Read our review here: Review – Clara: Sex, Love and Classical Music

Clara is the story of a feminist icon and ground-breaking classical composer, Clara Schumann. No, not Robert Schumann- Clara Schumann!

This one-woman show – written and performed by Italian actress Elena Mazzon, directed by Catriona Kerridge and with the musical direction of Stefania Passamonte – might be set in the past, but it tackles issues that are relevant and topical with irony and sensitivity, and poses questions we still, haven’t answered in the 21st Century.

Fusing words, music, irony and poignant encounters, Elena Mazzon explores the story of this fascinating and controversial woman, delving into her life and relationships as she gets ready for a date with none other than the famous Johannes Brahms.

Elena Mazzon says about the show: “I was fascinated by how modern and yet deeply rooted in her times Clara was. A woman of extraordinary talent, who still doubted herself and her value as an artist and as a woman, hugely influenced by the men in her life but also capable of making strong choices in a society that relegated women to a subordinate role. I believe it’s time for Clara’s story to be heard, in words and through her passionate music.”

On Friday 2nd August, after the show, concert pianist Stefania Passamonte, will perform a 45-minute recital of Clara Schumann’s music. Elena Mazzon and Stefania Passamonte are delighted to bring Clara Schumann back on stage in this unique double bill.

‘This is an evening of grace, humor, revelation, deeply and thoughtfully wrought and beautifully written conversation with an icon of feminism from a time long before that term even existed’ – Samantha Simmonds-Ranceros, Noho Arts District, Los Angeles

‘This is a show that I hope will tour the world, giving a new voice to this maestro who herself visited and graced many cities with her music in the Romantic era’. – Sophie Tergeist, On Sophie’s Balcony’s Blog

Read our review here: Review – Clara: Sex, Love and Classical Music