Main Performers | Maria Friedman, Carolyn Foulkes, Andrew Murgatroyd, Stuart MacIntyre - vocals |
Set List | 'Kleine Sinfonie, Op.29', Eisler (Matrix Ensemble), Settings of songs by Bertolt Brecht: 'Nanna's Song (The Round-heads and the Pointed-heads)', Eisler, trans. John Willett (Maria Friedman, Matrix Ensemble), 'Pirate Jenny (The Threepenny Opera)', Weill, trans. Marc Blitzstein (Maria Friedman, Matrix Ensemble), 'To a Portable Radio', Eisler, trans. John Willett (Maria Friedman, Matrix Ensemble), 'Song of the Nazi Soldier's Wife (Schweyk in the Second World War)', Eisler, trans. Eric Bentley (Maria Friedman, Matrix Ensemble), 'Bilder aus der 'Kriegsfibel'', Eisler (Carolyn Foulkes, Andrew Murgatroyd, Stuart MacIntyre, BBC Singers, Matrix Ensemble), 'Suite No.2 'Niemandsland', Op.24', Eisler (Matrix Ensemble), 'Madam's Song (The Round-heads and the Pointed-heads)', Eisler, trans. John Willett (Maria Friedman, Matrix Ensemble), 'Barbara Song (The Threepenny Opera)', Weill, trans. Marc Blitzstein (Maria Friedman, Matrix Ensemble), 'To Those Born Later 1', Eisler, trans. John Willett (Maria Friedman, Matrix Ensemble), 'To Those Born Later 2', Eisler, trans. John Willett (Maria Friedman, Matrix Ensemble), 'Cannon Song (The Threepenny Opera)', Weill, trans. Marc Blitzstein (Maria Friedman, Matrix Ensemble), 'Surabaya Johnny (Happy End)', Weill, trans. Michael Feingold (Maria Friedman, Matrix Ensemble), 'Ballad of Marie Sanders, the Jews' Whore', Eisler, trans. John Willett (Maria Friedman, Matrix Ensemble) |
Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/1998/47), Programme (RAHE/1/1998/107), Posters (RAHE/2/1998/4, 16B), Ticket (RAHE/8/5/1998/6) |