Hi Dave!
Thank you for outing yourself on the list!! Lol! Just
for the outing record, I may as well (very
glamourously, of course!) out myself too!
What I wouldn't like you to do is fall into the usual
dreary old category of songs for torch women/gay men!!
Dull, dull, dull, and we've been there lots of times!
A cabaret means what exactly? I'm not asking for post
on this ie. what does the word mean? I'm merely asking
that whatever type of 'cabaret' you do, you do well!
That, I know sounds silly, but it's correct.
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You can of course do say, Die Schoene Mullerin of
Schubert as a 'cabaret': after all, that's how it was
done originally and has now been bent out of shape by
so called 'lieder specialists' who know bugger all
about performing a song and how to sing 'em (but
that's another story!)
Right here we go: A cabaret can be anything you want
it to be!! Just 'coz we have John Dankworth Cabaret
Songs, or Weill Cabaret Songs makes no odds.
You can have what you like in 'em! If you fancy
having the Love Duet from Boheme, followed by a Queen
number, you can. THAT is the essence of cabaret, no
more no less!
I'm sure there will be people on the list who disagree
Dave: they may have, of course, their own opinions
(and that is one of the marvellous things about this
list of course!) but, believe me, on this account they
will be wrong!! Sing what and when you like!!
Anyway, my tuppence ha'penny as usual!!
I look forward to hearing what the programme is!! What
I hope you DON'T do is one of those terrible themed
evenings!! God! They're so crass and actually
laughable, so anyone on this list who's thinking of
doing same, please think what us poor people on
audition/festival panels have to put up with!!!!!
Best to all,
Ian. Voice wrecker to the stars!
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