TIFT MERRITT & SIMONE DINNERSTEIN World Premiere • NIGHT- Duke Performances
In this two-night world premiere commissioned by Duke Performances, an "angelic," NC-born country-folk heavyweight (Spin) and a classical pianist of "mathematical exactitude" and "passion" (Washington Post) unite in a new program made possible by Duke’s relationship with both artists. Merritt sings with "a magical combination of cool reserve and effortless warmth" (Entertainment Weekly); Dinnerstein’s playing is "beautiful, sensitive, intelligent, and manifestly sincere" (Piano). Night is where they meet: a collaborative evening of songs from across genres, performed by both women, that’s greater, somehow, than the sum of its parts