Australian mezzo Lotte Betts-Dean and accompanist Joseph Havlat won the Oxford Lieder Festival young singer award in 2019. Lotte’s performance experience encompasses contemporary repertoire, early music, art song, opera, experimental music and non-classical collaborations.

Lotte Betts Dean celebrates Valentine’s Day, with songs including some French repertoire, a cycle by Hong Kong born composer Raymond Yiu. and Britten’s setting of W H Auden’s poem: “Tell me the truth about love”

“ ...impressive control, an irrepressible sense of drama and extraordinary self-assurance....she’s certainly one to watch.” The Guardian

Lotte Betts-Dean - mezzo & Joseph Havlat – piano
Love songs to celebrate Valentine's Day by Poulenc, Fauré,
Schubert, Clara and Robert Schumann, Ireland, Britten and
Raymond Yiu – Love Songs for Manuela (2018)
Szymanowski – Love Songs of Hafiz