Berlin's Cabaret - A Centenary Celebration!
At a glance
About this event
In 1918, out of the ashes of World War I, Berlin emerged as a cultural and socially cosmopolitan centre in Germany’s delicate new Weimar Republic. Central to this era were the fabulous music and famous cabaret performances which sprang up in new venues and theatres all over the city; these songs took advantage of the relaxation of censorship laws in inter-war Berlin and poked satirical fun at the political, economic and societal topics of the day…from which there were many to choose! However, within a few years of Nazi accession to power in 1933, this short but glorious subculture was suppressed and its greatest exponents fled Germany. Three of those Berlin artists, Kurt Weill, Friedrich Hollaender and Marlene Dietrich, later found great success in Hollywood and on Broadway and some of their well-known music – Lili Marlene, Mack the Knife, Falling in Love Again – features in this concert.
Stella Bass – voice
Peter Roycroft – piano
Exactly a century later in 2018, singer Stella Bass and pianist Peter Roycroft present an entertaining musical tribute to this short inter-war Berlin period, an era portrayed in the movies Cabaret and The Blue Angel and recently in Sky Atlantic’s multi award-winning 2017 TV series, Babylon Berlin. A concert not to be missed!
“Who is the greater criminal: he who robs a bank or he who founds one?” - Weill/Brecht (Threepenny Opera)
Presented by Stella Bass
Room: John Field Room
Prices: €16 (Concessions: €14)
15% discount for Friends of the National Concert Hall
10% discount for Groups of 10 or more
Location
Earlsfort Terrace
Venue details
The National Concert Hall sits proudly on Earlsfort Terrace in Dublin’s city centre and is home to the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Choir Ireland, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Network and Music Generation. Next door to the picturesque Iveagh Gardens and in the heart of a commercial district known as the National Concert Hall Quarter, it hosts over 1000 events per annum. Its mission, to foster and celebrate the appreciation, knowledge, enjoyment and pure love of music as an integral part of Irish life.
