Articles and news related to live appearances

Das Programm „Lieder für die Ewigkeit“ falle ihr in Deutschland besonders schwer, sagt Ute Lemper.

Publication: Die Presse am Sonntag
Date:  May 27, 2018
By: Samir H. Köck

Ute Lemper, Musicaldarstellerin und Schauspielerin, singt Lieder, die in den Konzentrationslagern der Nazis entstanden sind. Im Gespräch mit der »Presse am Sonntag« erzählt sie von jiddischen Gesprächen in New York, von ihrem Telefonat mit Marlene Dietrich und davon, warum sich Deutschland gerade jetzt wieder an seine dunkle Ära erinnern sollte. “…/

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Ute Lemper who is bringing her cabaret showcase to The Bury Festival. Photo: Bury Festival

Publication: East Anglian Daily Times
Date: 17 May 2018
By: Nicki Dixon

The richly decadent world of 1920s Berlin and Paris is being revisited in a new show by cabaret star Ute Lemper. Nicki Dixon spoke to her ahead of her Bury Festival appearance.

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Jewish News Online
By:  FRANCINE WOLFISZ
May 18, 2018

The award-winning German performer tells Francine Wolfisz why she made it her mission to bring back music written in the Nazi camps.

“When you are not allowed to speak your thoughts, raise your hand or even cry out with tears of pain, music can capture those emotions in the most direct and pure way,” reflects singer Ute Lemper. “These are songs that expressed what words and actions could not express. They speak to the soul…”

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The Jewish Views

This week Clive, Kate and Tony unpick the situation in Gaza since the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem. German Songstress, Ute Lemper talks about her forthcoming show at JW3 ‘Songs For Eternity’. Naomi Creeger from Jewish Care chats about Bake Day 2018, Chef & Cookery Writer, Denise Phillips gives us some delicious ideas for Shavuot. Editor Richard Ferrer reviews The Jewish News and our Rabbinic Thought for the Week comes from Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence of Kinloss United Synagogue.

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