Berlin Electric
An electrifying journey from devastation to celebration – an afternoon of German Cabaret not to be missed!
Sunday 23 March 2025 at 3pm
Wesley Music Centre
20 National Circuit, Forrest
Brad Cooper | tenor
Bev Kennedy | piano
Experience the outrageous talents of Brad Cooper and Bev Kennedy and embark on a wild Weimar fuelled evening of satire, hedonism, innuendo and gay abandon.
An electrifying trip through the songs and stories of Berlin during the Weimar republic: satire, romance, politics and daring joie de vivre as experienced on the various stages of Berlin’s theatres and cabaret clubs. Equally at home in opera, operetta, lieder or cabaret, Brad Cooper returns to Canberra with an all-Berlin extravaganza: an electrifying trip through the songs and stories of the Weimar republic. Satire, romance, politics and a good dose of daring joie de vivre provide the essential ingredients for the musical cocktails enjoyed on the Berlin stage.
Music by Erich Korngold, Kurt Weil, Hans Eisler, Mischa Spoliansky and many more.
“A star was born on the first night (…). You could go round the world and never hear a better-sung Count Almaviva.” Musical Criticism, UK – Dominic McHugh (Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Opera Holland Park)