The music of Hildegard of Bingen echoes down a thousand years. Now she shares her testimony, in this dramatised concert in the candelit crypt of St Martin-in-the Fields.

“From my early childhood, I have always seen this vision in my soul…” Amid the darkness of the Middle Ages, Abbess Hildegard of Bingen saw the universe in a dazzling light; and spoke with an insight, and a genius, that makes her music and poetry resound down the centuries. Now she lives again, in this “mesmerising” (The Guardian) imagined testimony by Clare Norburn: a blend of drama, memory and unforgettable sounds. Learn of Hildegard’s life, relive her visions; above all, hear her extraordinary music, performed and acted live in the atmospheric surroundings of the crypt at St Martin-in-the Fields.

‘An austerely beautiful piece about a woman whose faith gave her extraordinary strength and courage … it really is wonderful, so do try and catch it.’ (Guardian)

“It was the overlap of, interaction between, and communication of the music of Hildegard — two voices and medieval harp — and her spoken word . . . which made the show such a unified, deep telling . . . if a moment for reflection is needed, or the desire to understand more of Hildegard is to be fulfilled, it is well worth making the time for this.” (Church Times)