The Lure of the East: Persian Poetry in Song with Soraya Mafi and Simon Lepper

British-Iranian soprano Soraya Mafi and pianist Simon Lepper perform a programme inspired by Goethe’s West Östlicher Divan – a collection of lyrical poems influenced by the Persian poet Hafez. Other works include settings of the Persian poet Rumi, Iranian composer Mahdis Kashani, a setting of Hafez by Sally Beamish and French chanson inspired by Persia.