# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Harawi: Songs of Love and Death by Olivier Messiaen
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Katherine Saik DeLugan and Albert Cano Smit present Olivier Messiaen's rarely performed final song cycle, Harawi. Harawi is a surrealist and multicultural reimagining of the legend of Tristan and Isolde, and is the only solo vocal work in the composer’s Tristan trilogy. In Messiaen's poetry, the lovers are represented by mythical figures from Indigenous Andean cultures, and their journey from life to death is told through abstract images of numbers, colors, Sanskrit incantations, and transcribed birdsongs.  Presented by the Sage Chamber Music Society of the Smith Department of Music.  Free, open to the public, wheelchair accessible.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/northampton/harawi-songs-of-love-and-death-by-olivier-messiaen/200029682494717
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Northampton
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Sweeney Concert Hall, Smith College
- **lat**: 42.31584870347
- **long**: -72.639640910776
- **full address**: Sweeney Concert Hall, Smith College, 144 Green Street,Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Harawi: Songs of Love and Death by Olivier Messiaen being held?
  - **A:** Harawi: Songs of Love and Death by Olivier Messiaen takes place on Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Sweeney Concert Hall, Smith College, 144 Green Street,Northampton, Massachusetts, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Harawi: Songs of Love and Death by Olivier Messiaen?
  - **A:** Harawi: Songs of Love and Death by Olivier Messiaen is organized by SmithArts at Smith College.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Harawi: Songs of Love and Death by Olivier Messiaen is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Northampton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Harawi: Songs of Love and Death by Olivier Messiaen sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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