Primavera:

The birth of Italy in song

A project begun with the generosity of a Finzi Trust Travel Scholarship.

Listen below to a conversation with Jonathan James, Finzi Trustee, on Puccini, the nature of pilgrimage and the personal truths unearthed on a search for 20th century Italian song,

Programme performed for Song in the City, London, May 2025 with Gavin Roberts, piano; recording due 2026