Maria, Marlene and Me
The final event in this year’s inaugural Parlour Series, Lit Live presents Maria, Marlene and Me, starring and created by NZ opera singer Brigitte Heuser for herself to sing and tell backstage stories about her two personal icons from the 20th century, Maria Callas and Marlene Dietrich. In this genre-busting cabaret, Mezzo-Soprano Heuser covers an extreme range from opera to movie hits and cabaret, while exploring the fascinating off-stage lives of these two remarkable divas whose artistry continues to inspire today.
Heuser has performed opera, concert and cabaret across Europe and Australasia. She has been a soloist for New Zealand Opera, Opernloft Hamburg, Wanderlust Theatre NZ, the International Foundation for Arts and Culture in Japan, and at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London. She was a founding member of the operatic ensemble The Cast, performing in theatres across Europe. Brigitte is now proudly based in Perth with her family and is a principal artist for West Australian Opera.
Danae Gibson chats with Sarah McNeill from Lit Live.
