A few weeks ago I went to see Filip Jordens with my wife. I saw him a couple of years ago and was amazed by the perfection of his Brel repertoire. I feared a bit that a second show would be overkill, but he made some major changes - a lot of songs less known but still amazing work - to keep it fresh. He is Brel, no phoney or melancholic stuff. If you have the chance don't miss it. It makes you wish you were born some decades earlier. (I also went to see the Piaf musical 3 weeks later, with Liesbeth List in the main role. I'll spare you the details, but she did miss her lines 6 (!) times. I should have known: a Dutch production on a french singer - sounds like trouble).
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Filip Jordens does Brel
A few weeks ago I went to see Filip Jordens with my wife. I saw him a couple of years ago and was amazed by the perfection of his Brel repertoire. I feared a bit that a second show would be overkill, but he made some major changes - a lot of songs less known but still amazing work - to keep it fresh. He is Brel, no phoney or melancholic stuff. If you have the chance don't miss it. It makes you wish you were born some decades earlier. (I also went to see the Piaf musical 3 weeks later, with Liesbeth List in the main role. I'll spare you the details, but she did miss her lines 6 (!) times. I should have known: a Dutch production on a french singer - sounds like trouble).
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