Saturday, April 13 2002, at 10 PM
Teatre Municipal El Jardí, Figueres
German chanteuse Ute Lemper was born in the city of Münster on July 4, 1963; after beginning piano and dance at age nine, she turned to the stage while attending the Max Reinhardt Seminary in Vienna, completing her musical studies in Salzburg, Cologne and Berlin. After starring in the Viennese production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats in 1983, two years later Lemper essayed the title role in the musical comedy Peter Pan; in 1986, she portrayed Sally Bowles in a European revival of Cabaret, winning a Molière award for her performance at Paris' Théâtre Mogador.
Upon completing her work in an international tour paying homage to the life and repertoire of Kurt Weill, Lemper turned to film, appearing in Peter Greenaway's Prospero's Book and Robert Altman's Ready to Wear. As a recording artist, her albums included the 1991 pop showcase Crimes of the Heart, a collaboration with Michael Nyman titled Songbook and tributes to Weill, Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich. In 1998, she also starred in the West End production of Chicago; The Punishing Kiss followed in the spring of 2000.
This concert is organised by the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, with kind cooperation by the Ajuntament de Figueres and sponsored by "la Caixa".
Maestro Antoni Ros-Marbà is the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation's musical advisor.
