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A CELEBRATION OF SHAKESPEARE IN WORDS AND SONG

Curated by Sophie Hunter October 2016 | Recital | Middle Temple Hall, London

Presented by Temple Music as part of their Temple Song series, the evening featured mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter accompanied by pianist Julius Drake, with actor Henry Goodman. The programme was curated by Sophie Hunter and featured songs by Purcell, RVW, Britten, Schubert, Korngold, Berlioz, Sibelius, Tippett, Rufus Wainwright and Cole Porter, interleaved with readings from Shakespeare.

Creatives Henry Goodman (Narrator) | Anne Sofie von Otter (Mezzo soprano) | Julius Drake  (Piano) | Sophie Hunter (Curator)

Reviews ★★★★  -PlanetHugill

“...just got back from Shakespeare in Word and Song, which was so beautiful. We talked with Sophie Hunter during the interval, as she was the curator, and it was so nice and relaxed.” -Denise, Netherlands

“Stunning evening of Shakespeare music & readings at Temple Music with Julius Drake, Anne Sofie von Otter and Henry Goodman. In audience heaven.” -Lucy Parham, Concert Pianist and Professor at Guildhall School of Music

*Julius Drake is Sophie’s uncle

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Sophie Hunter’s artwork (scribbled words from T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets) for Anno’s Africa’s 2017 Charity Art Raffle. Sophie is a relative and close friend of artist David Birkin, the brother of the charity’s namesake Anno.

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Sophie Hunter, in a Maison Margiela dress, coming off the stage after reading a letter from a 16th century Korean woman to her husband  for Porter’s “Incredible Women of 2016″ with Letters Live at Victoria and Albert Museum in London on November 29, 2016

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Sophie Hunter in MANOLO BLAHNIK Osman: The Collective No. 3, 2014

Manolo Blahnik for Osman S/S 2013 London Fashion Week A mixture of classic and edgy, Manolo Blahnik's collaboration with Osman was icing on the cake on the fashion houses's unique architectural aesthetic

*Sophie, on her wedding day, wore customized Manolo Blahnik

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Sophie Hunter and Benedict Cumberbatch in London, 22 January 2017

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Sophie Hunter with Porter’s editor-in-chief Lucy Yeomans at Porter’s “Incredible Women of 2016″ with Letters Live in London, 29 November 2016

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Sophie Hunter at Porter’s “Incredible Women of 2016″ with Letters Live in London, 29 November 2016

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Sophie Hunter in SERAPHINE London Library Christmas Party, 1 December 2016

Block Dot Woven Maternity Dress Made in the softest woven crepe fabric, its defined empire waist and gentle ruching at the back ensures a flexible fit throughout every stage of pregnancy.

*Sophie in a silk Seraphine maxi dress, February 2015

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Sophie Hunter and Benedict Cumberbatch at The London Library Christmas Party hosted by Tom Stoppard, 1 December 2016

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Sophie Hunter with playwright Polly Stenham at Porter’s “Incredible Women of 2016″ with Letters Live in London, 29 November 2016

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Sophie Hunter in MAISON MARGIELA Porter’s “Incredible Women of 2016″ with Letters Live November 29, 2016 

Stretched Jersey Dress Epitomizing the label’s relaxed elegance, the dress boasts clean lines, column cut and draped back with romantic long straps that hang gracefully from each shoulder

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HOW COULD YOU GO AHEAD OF ME Read by Sophie Hunter Porter’s “Incredible Women of 2016″ with Letters Live

June 1, 1586 To Won's Father,

You always said, "Dear, let's live together until our hair turns gray and die on the same day." How could you pass away without me? Who should I and our little boy listen to and how should we live? How could you go ahead of me? How did you bring your heart to me and how did I bring my heart to you? Whenever we lay down together you always told me, "Dear, do other people cherish and love each other like we do? Are they really like us?" How could you leave all that behind and go ahead of me? I just cannot live without you. I just want to go to you. Please take me to where you are. My feelings toward you I cannot forget in this world and my sorrow knows no limit. Where would I put my heart in now and how can I live with the child missing you? Please look at this letter and tell me in detail in my dreams. Because I want to listen to your saying in detail in my dreams I write this letter and put it in. Look closely and talk to me. When I give birth to the child in me, who should it call father? Can anyone fathom how I feel? There is no tragedy like this under the sky. You are just in another place, and not in such a deep grief as I am. There is no limit and end to my sorrows that I write roughly. Please look closely at this letter and come to me in my dreams and show yourself in detail and tell me. I believe I can see you in my dreams. Come to me secretly and show yourself. There is no limit to what I want to say and I stop here.

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Sophie Hunter and Benedict Cumberbatch at Porter’s “Incredible Women of 2016″ with Letters Live in London, 29 November 2016

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Sophie Hunter and Benedict Cumberbatch at Porter’s “Incredible Women of 2016″ with Letters Live in London, 29 November 2016

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Sophie Hunter in VALENTINO Doctor Strange Launch, Westminster Abbey, 24 October 2016

Spring 2017 Ready-to-Wear A balance between romantic and eye-catching, the dress, with its high neck and caped finish is both glamourous and sophisticated

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Sophie Hunter in VALENTINO Doctor Strange New York Premiere, 1 November 2016

Spring 2017 Ready-to-Wear A collection based on medieval art, particularly at Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych, The Garden of Earthly Delights; as well as the works of British designer Zandra Rhodes, of the ’70s and ’80s, known for her hand-drawn prints and floaty, haute hippy dresses