Eva Meier ‘Berlin 20s’ 二十年代的柏林

The sound of a Lenya, Lemper and Dietrich are all a part of her own voice . . .

She has been described by The New Yorker as “powerful”.

The Berlin 20s Tonight Eva Meier will be taking you on a journey to another era with a selection of songs that were written during a period when Berlin eclipsed even Paris as the cultural capital of Europe. This is her Hong Kong debut where she will be interpreting the unique cabaret style of the Berlin 20s and early 30s. Her repertoire embraces the work of lyricist Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill who created a totally new and provocative song style in works like ‘The Three-penny Opera’, ‘Mahagonny’ and ‘Happy End’; also Hanns Eisler in whom Brecht found a sympathetic composer for his political and social songs. She will sing songs by Mischa Spoliansky and lyricist Marcellus Schiffer, Werner Richard Heymann and lyricist Robert Gilbert and Friedrich Hollaender who wrote songs mostly for Marlene Dietrich. They were all able to illustrate life in the big city: the experiences of loneliness, anonymity, crime, fear, revenge, love and dreams; glimpses that last about three minutes each.

Eva Meier has thrilled audiences in numerous countries outside her native Germany, including Spain, Italy, the United States, Japan, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, North Africa, and in particular Britain where she has performed at the Linbury Studio of the Royal Opera House during the Covent Garden Festivals of 1998, 2000 and 2001 and at the Purcell Room for the Jewish Music Festivals of 2001 and 2002 as well as at the Mayfair, Edinburgh, Arundel and Dublin Festivals.

She is frequently featured by radio and television stations, including broadcasts by the BBC, NHK Tokyo and on all major German radio stations.

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德國歌手 Eva Meier，擅長演唱源於歌廳及夜總會的卡巴萊歌曲，在世界多個舞台，均 以獨特的個人風格和別具劇力的演繹而獲稱許。這一場一號錄播室音樂會，主題是 「二十年代的柏林」，Eva Meier 將演唱艾士拿、希曼、賀蘭特、懷爾和斯波利安斯基 的等作曲家所寫的卡巴萊歌曲。

Eva Meier will be accompanied by Paul Cibis. As a duo specialist Paul Cibis attended the Postgraduate Accompanist Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Privately or in masterclasses he studied with Hartmut Höll, Christa Ludwig, Thomas Hampson and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Since October 2005 he teaches as a vocal coach at the Trinity College of Music in London.

擔任鋼琴伴奏的 Paul Cibis 於倫敦聖三一音樂學院教授，他和 Eva Meier 合作達五年之 久。

The Programme

(*indicates songs to be sung in German) (* 樂曲以德文演唱，其他樂曲以英語演唱)

Part One

*Tamerlan - Robert Nelson / Kurt Tucholsky There’s nothing quite like money - Hanns Eisler / Bertolt Brecht *Leben ohne Liebe kannst du nicht (You can’t live without love) – Mischa Spoliansky/ R. Gilbert Alabama Song – Kurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht *Allein in einer großen Stadt (Alone in a big city) – Franz Waxman / Max Colpet *Tempo - Tempo – Mischa Spoliansky / Marcellus Schiffer *Irgendwo auf der Welt (Somewhere in the world) – Werner Richard Heymann/ Robert Gilbert Jakob Apfelböck – Peter Fischer / Bertolt Brecht *Mutter Beimlen – Hanns Eisler / Bertolt Brecht The Happiest Days galop – Mischa Spoliansky (piano solo) *Surabaya Johnny – Kurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht *Ich weiss nicht zu wem ich gehöre (I don’t know to whom I belong) – Friedrich Hoellander

Part Two

*Angebot und Nachfrage (Supply and Demand) – Hanns Eisler / Bertolt Brecht *2 Wiegenlieder einer Arbeitermutter (2 Songs of a worker’s mother) – Eisler / Brecht *Eine kleine Sehnsucht (A little yearning) – Friedrich Hollaender (words and music) *Pirate Jenny – Kurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht *The Cleptomaniac – Friedrich Hollaender (words and music) Alles Schwindel (Life’s a swindle) – Mischa Spoliansky / Marcellus Schiffer *Münchhausen – Friedrich Hollaender (words and music) Where flamingos fly – Mischa Spoliansky / Jimmy Kennedy There’s only one life to live – Kurt Weill / Ira Gershwin