Post by Gargleblaster on Mar 19, 2018 9:21:59 GMT
I went to this concert at the Royal Festival Hall on the 15th of this month and I am very happy that the BBC is broadcasting it. It was made special by the fact that Stephen Sondheim introduces and explains some of the songs himself via film.
There was a sextet of exceptionally good singers, three males and three females and these included a young black singer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Huntley) who got a standing ovation for his rendering of “Being Alive” from “Company”.
The concert was a considerable success and I particularly like the way that the singers, having finished their songs, paused only for a second or so before walking off the stage without taking a bow in spite of the usually thunderous applause. All the artists and the orchestra only took their bows at the very end. There was even a good rendition of “Send in the Clowns” that wasn’t turned into a dirge a la Judy Collins, nor turned in to a three act drama a la Streisland nor belted out a la Shirley Bassey..
The concert is well worth listening to for anyone interested in musical theatre.
There was a sextet of exceptionally good singers, three males and three females and these included a young black singer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Huntley) who got a standing ovation for his rendering of “Being Alive” from “Company”.
The concert was a considerable success and I particularly like the way that the singers, having finished their songs, paused only for a second or so before walking off the stage without taking a bow in spite of the usually thunderous applause. All the artists and the orchestra only took their bows at the very end. There was even a good rendition of “Send in the Clowns” that wasn’t turned into a dirge a la Judy Collins, nor turned in to a three act drama a la Streisland nor belted out a la Shirley Bassey..
The concert is well worth listening to for anyone interested in musical theatre.
Keith Lockhart conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra and a host of music theatre stars in the European premiere of a brand new review of the work of Stephen Sondheim, featuring some of his best-known songs such as 'Send in the Clowns' and 'Losing my Mind', from some of his greatest shows including Company, Follies, Gypsy and A Little Night Music. The concert includes specially recorded introductions to some of the songs by Stephen Sondheim himself.
Singers: Liz Callaway, Claire Moore, Julian Ovenden; Rebecca Trehearn, Tyrone Huntley, Damian Humbley
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Keith Lockhart
Director: Bill Deamer.
Singers: Liz Callaway, Claire Moore, Julian Ovenden; Rebecca Trehearn, Tyrone Huntley, Damian Humbley
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Keith Lockhart
Director: Bill Deamer.
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Anymore to come?
