In 1937, a letter arrived in Verona addressed to Juliet. It was answered by a stranger.
Today, over 5000 letters are sent annually to Juliet. All are answered. In the early’ 90s, Elvis Costello and the Brodsky String Quartet were inspired by the idea of this correspondence and composed 17 songs that explore the types of letters that might have been left at Juliet’s tomb. In 2004, David Murray arranged these songs for voice and piano, breathing new life into them with new instrumentation and new accompaniments. Here, the critically acclaimed two-some present this fascinating subject in BRAVA! fashion!
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PROGRAM LISTING Deliver Us For Other Eyes Swine Expert Rites Dead Letter I Almost Had a Weakness Why? Who Do You Think You Are? Taking My Life In Your Hands This Offer is Unrepeatable
Dear Sweet Filthy World
The Letter Home
Jacksons, Monk and Rowe
This Sad Burlesque
Romeo’s Seance
I Thought I’d Write to Juliet
Last Post
The First to Leave
Damnations’s Cellar
The Birds Will Still Be Singing