Saved events

Ute Lemper: Rendezvous with Marlene

,Hall
Black and white image of Ute Lemper sat backwards on a chair with her hand on her chin

Based on the true story of their remarkable phone call, Ute Lemper channels Marlene Dietrich in this show where she'll sing some of Marlene's most beautiful songs and shares captivating secrets.

In 1988, Ute Lemper and Marlene Dietrich exchanged a 3 hour-long phone call, in which Marlene opened up about her life, her work and style, her love for the poet Rilke, her complicated relationship with Germany, her sorrow and her fascinations.

In Rendezvous with Marlene, Ute honours Marlene’s story, bringing us her fabulous songs from all the chapters of her life, from the Berlin cabaret years to her fabulous Burt Bacharach collaborations such as Where Have All The Flowers Gone, Falling In Love Again, Boys In The Backroom, and more.

This is the story of a woman of the future; her courage, bravery, her empowerment as a woman, her legend as an actress, singer and fashion icon, her free-spirited mind as a bisexual androgynous hedonist and her lifelong hatred and fight against autocrats and nationalists. 

Tagged with: Classical music Young Barbican Barbican Presents More...

This performance will end at approximately 10.00pm. 

Stage times are approximate and are subject to change. 

Produced by the Barbican. 

Programme

  • Friedrich Hollaender/Sammy Lerner   Falling in Love Again
  • Friedrich Hollaender   Wenn ich mir was wünschen dürfte
  • Leonello Casucci/Julius Brammer   Just a Gigolo
  • Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer   One For My Baby
  • Friedrich Hollaender   Want To Buy Some Illusions
  • Pete Seeger/Max Colpet   Where Have All The Flowers Gone/Sag mir wo die Blumen sind
  • Friedrich Hollaender/Frank Conelly   They Call Me Naughty Lola/Ich bin die fesche Lola
  • Frank Loesser/Friedrich Hollaender   The Boys in the Backroom
  • Norbert Schultze/Hans Leip   Lili Marleen
  • Friedrich Hollaender   Ruins Of Berlin/In den Ruinen von Berlin
  • Dick Robertson/Frank Weldon/James Cavanaugh/Lothar Metzl   Wenn der Sommer wieder einzieht
  • Friedrich Hollaender   Black Market
  • Gilbert Bécaud/Max Colpet/Pierre Delanoë   Marie, Marie
  •   interval
  • Cole Porter   The Laziest Gal in Town
  • Margarit Monot   La Vie En Rose
  • Charles Trenet   Que reste-t il de nos Amour
  • Jacques Brel   Ne me quitte pas
  • Arthur Siegel/Don Costa/Marlene Dietrich   Sch’ kleines Baby
  • Bob Dylan/Hans Bradtke   The Answer, My Friend, is Blowin’ in the Wind

Performers

  • Ute Lemper   singer & actor
  • Werner Vana Gierig   Piano
  • Cyril Garac   Violin
  • Romain Lecuyer   Bass

Related events

Hall

Location
The Barbican Hall is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level. 

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
​​​​​​​The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.