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THE SILVER LAKE

Musical 'Der Silbersee' with lyrics by Georg Kaiser, music by Kurt Weill and transalated by Jeremy Sams.

Royal Albert Hall London
Sunday 21 July 1996

Kurt Weill's gritty, jazz-influenced musical play is the last thing he wrote before leaving Germany in 1933 and provides a vivid reflection of that turbulent era. Presented as Prom 3 in the BBCs 1996 Proms Season.

Cast
NarratorsMARIA FRIEDMAN
PHILIP FRANKS
HUGH ROSS
FennimoreJUANITA LASCARRO (sop)
Frau von LuberHELGA DERNESCH (mezzo)
Baron LaurHEINZ ZEDNIK (tenor)
SeverinHEINZ KRUSE (tenor)
Lottery AgentGRAHAM CLARK (tenor)
OlimPETER SIDHOM (bar)
1st ShopgirlCATRIN WYN DAVIES (sop)
2nd ShopgirlKATARINA KARNEUS (mezzo)
1st GravediggerPAUL WHELAN (bar)
2nd GravediggerGIDON SAKS (bass)
With THE LONDON SINFONIETTA CHORUS
THE LONDON SINFONIETTA
Quotes from the Press

"...The lively delivery by Maria Friedman, Philip Franks and Hugh Ross kept the Prommers greatly amused... Friedman stopped the show with her mimed banana dance (naughty but nice)..." The Times (23 July 1996)

"... The highlights where... and Maria Friedman's hilarious dance with two imaginary bananas. hard luck on the listeners at home, who must have wondered at the uproar in the hall." Hugh Canning, The Sunday Times (28 July 1996)

Radio Broadcast

The concert was broadcast live by BBC Radio3

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