If you have missed seeing Ute during these trying pandemic times, there is some good news: she will be presenting a Livestream performance of RENDEZVOUS WITH MARLENE on September 19, 2020.
The performance will be filmed at Fisher Center (the beautiful Frank Gehry CONCERT HALL) at Bard College, NY.
Publication: New Jersey Jazz Society
Reviewer: Joe Lang
Date: June 29, 2020
When she received much acclaim for her 1988 performance in the Paris staging of Cabaret, including some comparisons to Marlene Dietrich, German actress/singer UTE LEMPER felt embarrassed by this, and wrote a note to Dietrich apologizing for the comparison. She received a phone call from Dietrich in return, and during their lengthy conversation, Dietrich recalled much of what had occurred in her life. It was an occasion of great significance for Lemper. A few years ago, Lemper created Rendezvous With Marlene (Jazzhaus – 184). This show, originally done as a cabaret performance, provided an overview of Dietrich’s life and career, with Lemper performing 20 songs associated with Dietrich. I saw the show at the York Theater last year and greatly enjoyed it. Lemper does an effective job of capturing the Dietrich persona, but also brings much of her own performing personality to the production. She is an accomplished actress and singer, who moves easily between being herself and channeling Dietrich. The recording contains only the musical portion of the show, but stands nicely on its own. (utelemper.com)
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The Crunch
Text by Charles Bukowski
Music by Ute Lemper
Vocals: Ute Lemper
Piano: Vana Gierig
Drums: Todd Turkisher
“What we need is less false education. What we need is fewer rules, fewer police and more good teachers. We think that hatred signifies strength, that punishment is love. We just need to care….. People are not good to each other. People are just not good to each other.”
(Bukowski)
Across the world, people are uniting to demand justice and force a reckoning with the racist histories of the US and so many other countries. I see young people, my children included, peacefully marching for change in the streets, from my home city of New York all the way to my home country of Germany, and I am proud to stand by them and work peacefully together to build a better and a more just world with real equality of opportunity for education, health care, housing, and economic success for everyone.
(Ute Lemper)
This is a continuation to my 7 PM NY City roof top appreciation of the health care workers, with this Paulo Coelho tribute. I want to share these beautiful moments of the sunset in my beautiful City, still the amazing Big Apple!!!!
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Ute’s beautiful interpretations of Marlene Dietrich songs on the album are as follows:
1. One For My Baby
2. Lili Marleen
3. They Call Me Naughty Lola
4. Blowing In The Wind
5. Marie, Marie
6. Ruins Of Berlin
7. Und wenn er wiederkommt
8. When The World Was Young
9. Wenn ich mir was wünschen dürfte
10. Want To Buy Some Illusions
11. Que reste-t-il de nos amours
12. The Laziest Gal In Town
13. Where Have All The Flowers Gone
14. Just A Gigolo
15. Falling In Love Again
16. Ich hab’ noch einen Koffer in Berlin
17. Allein in einer grossen Stadt
18. Déjeuner du matin
19. Wenn der Sommer wieder einzieht
20. Sch’… kleines Baby
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