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Dame Sarah Connolly

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A Child of Our Time, Part III: The Soul of a Man Is Impassioned like a WomanEdward Gardner, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Dame Sarah Connolly

A Child of Our Time, Part I: A Spiritual. Steal AwayEdward Gardner, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nadine Benjamin, Dame Sarah Connolly, Kenneth Tarver & Roderick Williams

Listen to Solomon: Sinfonia - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by Dame Sarah Connolly, Harry Christophers & The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, see lyrics, music video & more!

Solomon: Sinfonia - Arrival of the Queen of ShebaDame Sarah Connolly, Harry Christophers & The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

Listen to Oedipus, Z. 583: Music for a while (Live) by Harry Bicket & Dame Sarah Connolly, see lyrics, music video & more!

Oedipus, Z. 583: Music for a while (Live)Harry Bicket & Dame Sarah Connolly

Listen to Elijah: Quartet: O Come Everyone That Thirsteth by Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh, Rosemary Joshua, Dame Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray & Simon Keenlyside, see lyrics, music video & more!

Elijah: Quartet: O Come Everyone That ThirstethGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh, Rosemary Joshua, Dame Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray & Simon Keenlyside

Listen to Sea Pictures, Op. 37: II. in Haven (Capri) by Sir Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Dame Sarah Connolly, see lyrics, music video & more!

Sea Pictures, Op. 37: II. in Haven (Capri)Sir Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Dame Sarah Connolly

Listen to Rückert-Lieder (Version for Voice & Piano): II. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft! by Joseph Middleton & Dame Sarah Connolly, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rückert-Lieder (Version for Voice & Piano): II. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft!Joseph Middleton & Dame Sarah Connolly

Listen to Requiem: Lex Aeterna (Communion) by Robert Cohen, Jeremy Backhouse, Christopher Maltman, Dame Sarah Connolly & Vasari Singers, see lyrics, music video & more!

Requiem: Lex Aeterna (Communion)Robert Cohen, Jeremy Backhouse, Christopher Maltman, Dame Sarah Connolly & Vasari Singers

Listen to 3 Songs, Op. 10: No. 1, Rain Has Fallen by Dame Sarah Connolly & Joseph Middleton, see lyrics, music video & more!

3 Songs, Op. 10: No. 1, Rain Has FallenDame Sarah Connolly & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene I, "How Excellent Thy Name", (Chorus of Israelites) by Christopher Purves, Dame Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray, Elizabeth Atherton, Joélle Harvey, Mark Dobell, Jeremy Budd, Stuart Young, The Sixteen & Harry Christophers, see lyrics, music video & more!

Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene I, "How Excellent Thy Name", (Chorus of Israelites)Christopher Purves, Dame Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray, Elizabeth Atherton, Joélle Harvey, Mark Dobell, Jeremy Budd, Stuart Young, The Sixteen & Harry Christophers

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Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection" by Hallé, Hallé Choir, Kahchun Wong, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha & Dame Sarah Connolly

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection"Hallé, Hallé Choir, Kahchun Wong, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha & Dame Sarah Connolly

More albums from Dame Sarah Connolly

Listen to The World Feels Dusty by Dame Sarah Connolly & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMThe World Feels DustyDame Sarah Connolly & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMTippett: A Child of Our TimeEdward Gardner, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dame Sarah Connolly, Nadine Benjamin, Kenneth Tarver, Roderick Williams, London Philharmonic Choir & London Adventist Chorale

ALBUMMendelssohn: ElijahAntonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Dame Sarah Connolly, Allan Clayton & Gerald Finley

Listen to Brahms Songbook, Vol. 2 by Dame Sarah Connolly, Hanno Müller-Brachmann & Malcolm Martineau

ALBUMBrahms Songbook, Vol. 2Dame Sarah Connolly, Hanno Müller-Brachmann & Malcolm Martineau

Listen to Tippett: A Child of our Time by BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis, Pumeza Matshikiza, Dame Sarah Connolly, Joshua Stewart & Ashley Riches

ALBUMTippett: A Child of our TimeBBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis, Pumeza Matshikiza, Dame Sarah Connolly, Joshua Stewart & Ashley Riches

Listen to Bob Chilcott: Christmas Oratorio by Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas, Dame Sarah Connolly, Nick Pritchard & Neal Davies

ALBUMBob Chilcott: Christmas OratorioChoir of Merton College, Oxford, Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas, Dame Sarah Connolly, Nick Pritchard & Neal Davies

Listen to Parry: Scenes from Shelley's Prometheus Unbound, Blest Pair of Sirens by London Mozart Players, William Vann, Sarah Fox, Dame Sarah Connolly, David Butt Philip, Neal Davies & Crouch End Festival Chorus

ALBUMParry: Scenes from Shelley's Prometheus Unbound, Blest Pair of SirensLondon Mozart Players, William Vann, Sarah Fox, Dame Sarah Connolly, David Butt Philip, Neal Davies & Crouch End Festival Chorus

Listen to Mahler Songs by Joseph Middleton & Dame Sarah Connolly

ALBUMMahler SongsJoseph Middleton & Dame Sarah Connolly

Listen to Bridge & Britten: Works for Viola by Hélène Clément, Dame Sarah Connolly & Alasdair Beatson

ALBUMBridge & Britten: Works for ViolaHélène Clément, Dame Sarah Connolly & Alasdair Beatson

Listen to Complete Songs of Duparc by Malcolm Martineau, Dame Sarah Connolly, Nicky Spence, Huw Montague Rendall & William Thomas

ALBUMComplete Songs of DuparcMalcolm Martineau, Dame Sarah Connolly, Nicky Spence, Huw Montague Rendall & William Thomas

Listen to Bliss: Mary of Magdala, The Enchantress & Meditations on a Theme by John Blow by Sir Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dame Sarah Connolly, James Platt & BBC Symphony Chorus

ALBUMBliss: Mary of Magdala, The Enchantress & Meditations on a Theme by John BlowSir Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dame Sarah Connolly, James Platt & BBC Symphony Chorus

Listen to Bennett: Symphony No. 1, A History of the Thé Dansant, Zodiac & Reflections on a Sixteenth Century Tune by John Wilson, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Dame Sarah Connolly

ALBUMBennett: Symphony No. 1, A History of the Thé Dansant, Zodiac & Reflections on a Sixteenth Century TuneJohn Wilson, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Dame Sarah Connolly

Listen to Come to Me in My Dreams by Dame Sarah Connolly & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMCome to Me in My DreamsDame Sarah Connolly & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Purcell, Locke, Blow & Gibbons (Wigmore Hall Live) by The English Concert, Rosemary Joshua, Dame Sarah Connolly & Harry Bicket

ALBUMPurcell, Locke, Blow & Gibbons (Wigmore Hall Live)The English Concert, Rosemary Joshua, Dame Sarah Connolly & Harry Bicket

Listen to Decades - A Century of Song, volume 2 by John Mark Ainsley, Dame Sarah Connolly, Luís Gomes, Anush Hovhannissayan, Christopher Maltman, Robin Tritschler & Malcolm Martineau

ALBUMDecades - A Century of Song, volume 2John Mark Ainsley, Dame Sarah Connolly, Luís Gomes, Anush Hovhannissayan, Christopher Maltman, Robin Tritschler & Malcolm Martineau

Listen to Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 by Paul Groves, Dame Sarah Connolly, John Relyea, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sir Colin Davis

ALBUMElgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38Paul Groves, Dame Sarah Connolly, John Relyea, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sir Colin Davis

Listen to Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius & Sea Pictures by Sir Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Skelton, David Soar, Dame Sarah Connolly & BBC Symphony Chorus

ALBUMElgar: The Dream of Gerontius & Sea PicturesSir Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Skelton, David Soar, Dame Sarah Connolly & BBC Symphony Chorus

Listen to Offenbach: Fantasio by Russell Braun, Brindley Sherratt, Neal Davies, Sir Mark Elder, Dame Sarah Connolly, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brenda Rae & Robert Murray

ALBUMOffenbach: FantasioRussell Braun, Brindley Sherratt, Neal Davies, Sir Mark Elder, Dame Sarah Connolly, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brenda Rae & Robert Murray

ALBUMMahler: Das Lied Von Der ErdeYannick Nézet-Séguin, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dame Sarah Connolly & Toby Spence

Listen to Wagner: Tristan und Isolde by Anja Kampe, Torsten Kerl, Dame Sarah Connolly, Andrzej Dobber, Vladimir Jurowski, London Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus

ALBUMWagner: Tristan und IsoldeAnja Kampe, Torsten Kerl, Dame Sarah Connolly, Andrzej Dobber, Vladimir Jurowski, London Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus

Listen to Handel: Saul by The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Christopher Purves, Dame Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray, Elizabeth Atherton, Joélle Harvey, Mark Dobell, Jeremy Budd & Stuart Young

ALBUMHandel: SaulThe Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Christopher Purves, Dame Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray, Elizabeth Atherton, Joélle Harvey, Mark Dobell, Jeremy Budd & Stuart Young

Listen to My True Love Hath My Heart by Dame Sarah Connolly & Malcolm Martineau

ALBUMMy True Love Hath My HeartDame Sarah Connolly & Malcolm Martineau

Listen to Britten: Works by Edward Gardner, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dame Sarah Connolly & Maxim Rysanov

ALBUMBritten: WorksEdward Gardner, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dame Sarah Connolly & Maxim Rysanov

ALBUMMahler: Des Knaben WunderhornDietrich Henschel, Dame Sarah Connolly, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées & Philippe Herreweghe

Listen to Handel: Duets by The English Concert, Harry Bicket, Rosemary Joshua & Dame Sarah Connolly

ALBUMHandel: DuetsThe English Concert, Harry Bicket, Rosemary Joshua & Dame Sarah Connolly

Listen to Duruflé: Requiem by Vasari Singers, Dame Sarah Connolly & Jeremy Backhouse

ALBUMDuruflé: RequiemVasari Singers, Dame Sarah Connolly & Jeremy Backhouse

Listen to Sonnett für Wien by Iain Burnside, William Dazeley & Dame Sarah Connolly

ALBUMSonnett für WienIain Burnside, William Dazeley & Dame Sarah Connolly

Listen to Sarah Connolly Sings Schumann - Songs of Love and Loss by Dame Sarah Connolly & Eugene Asti

ALBUMSarah Connolly Sings Schumann - Songs of Love and LossDame Sarah Connolly & Eugene Asti

ALBUMTurnage: SongsMarin Alsop, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dame Sarah Connolly, Martin Robertson & Gerald Finley

Listen to Handel: Solomon by Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Dame Sarah Connolly & Daniel Reuss

ALBUMHandel: SolomonAkademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Dame Sarah Connolly & Daniel Reuss

Listen to Elgar: Music Makers, Sea Pictures by Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Dame Sarah Connolly & Simon Wright

ALBUMElgar: Music Makers, Sea PicturesBournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Dame Sarah Connolly & Simon Wright

Listen to The Exquisite Hour by Dame Sarah Connolly

ALBUMThe Exquisite HourDame Sarah Connolly

ALBUMMahler: Des Knaben WunderhornDietrich Henschel, Dame Sarah Connolly, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées & Philippe Herreweghe

Listen to Mozart: Mass in C Minor by Gabrieli Consort & Players, Camilla Tilling, Paul McCreesh & Dame Sarah Connolly

ALBUMMozart: Mass in C MinorGabrieli Consort & Players, Camilla Tilling, Paul McCreesh & Dame Sarah Connolly

Listen to Handel: Heroes and Heroines by Dame Sarah Connolly, Harry Christophers & The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

ALBUMHandel: Heroes and HeroinesDame Sarah Connolly, Harry Christophers & The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Oliver Zeffman & Dame Sarah Connolly

About Dame Sarah Connolly

Hometown

Durham, England, UK

Born

1963

Genre

Classical

Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly has been one of Britain's most versatile and committed singers, with a repertory ranging from Monteverdi to newly commissioned works. Her recording career has been notable for a variety of independently conceived recital recordings, as well as appearances in major operatic and choral works. Connolly made her recording debut in 1997 on an album of Bach Advent Cantatas conducted by Philippe Herreweghe with his Collegium Vocale. She continued to make inroads into the early music scene, recording Rameau's Les Fêtes d'Hébé with William Christie's Les Arts Florissants and performing the title role in Handel's Xerxes in several houses. Connolly has also supported contemporary music, performing and recording Mark-Anthony Turnage's Twice Through the Heart. She has appeared on collections of pieces by Elgar, Arthur Bliss, and Frank Bridge. In 2025, Connolly appeared on the recording Elgar: The Kingdom.