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Kurt Weill: Love Life

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Composer
Kurt Weill, Alan Jay Lerner
Artist
Orchestra of Opera North, Chorus of Opera North, Quirijn de Lang, Stephanie Corley, Themba Mvula, Ka
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
Nov 28, 2025
Catalog #
C5550
UPC
845221055503

About

As a concept musical, Love Life was a real trailblazer, inspiring musical theatre favourites of the 1960s, 70s and beyond from Cabaret and Chicago (originally subtitled 'A Musical Vaudeville') to Sondheim's Company (told through a series of vignettes). It is "one of Weill's best scores" (conductor Jim Holmes), a masterpiece of putting different musical styles together, "a compendium of American musical idioms, cunningly chosen so that they suit the dramatic material". Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner teamed up in 1947, both riding high on recent successes (Street Scene for Weill, Brigadoon for Lerner) and looking for new projects. When Love Life premiered on Broadway in 1948, Weill called it "an entirely new form of theatre." Stephen Sondheim denoted it as "a useful influence on my own work."

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Part I: Opening (Magician, Sam, Susan) 05:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    Part I: Opening (Magician, Sam, Susan)
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Themba Mvula, Quirijn De Lang, Stephanie Corley
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  3. 2 Part I: Who is Samuel Cooper? (Mary Jo, Tim, George, Jonathan, Charles, Will, Hank, Chorus, Sam, Susan, Elizabeth, Johnny) 08:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Part I: Who is Samuel Cooper? (Mary Jo, Tim, George, Jonathan, Charles, Will, Hank, Chorus, Sam, Susan, Elizabeth, Johnny)
    Duration
    08:19
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Quirijn De Lang, Stephanie Corley, Louie Stow, Tilly Baker
    Ensemble
    Opera North Chorus, Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  4. 3 Part I: Here I'll Stay (Sam, Susan) 04:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    Part I: Here I'll Stay (Sam, Susan)
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Quirijn De Lang, Stephanie Corley
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  5. 4 Part I: Progress (The Eight) 05:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    Part I: Progress (The Eight)
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Ensemble
    Opera North Chorus, Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  6. 5 Part I: I Remember it Well (Sam, Susan) 03:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    Part I: I Remember it Well (Sam, Susan)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Quirijn De Lang, Stephanie Corley
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  7. 6 Part I: Green-Up Time (Elizabeth, Sam, 3 Guests, Susan, Hank, Alica, Josie, Double Quartet, George) 07:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    Part I: Green-Up Time (Elizabeth, Sam, 3 Guests, Susan, Hank, Alica, Josie, Double Quartet, George)
    Duration
    07:38
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Tilly Baker, Quirijn De Lang, Stephanie Corley
    Ensemble
    Opera North Chorus, Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  8. 7 Part I: I Remember it Well (reprise) (Sam, susan, Johnny, Elizabeth, Walt) 03:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    Part I: I Remember it Well (reprise) (Sam, susan, Johnny, Elizabeth, Walt)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Quirijn De Lang, Stephanie Corley, Louie Stow, Tilly Baker
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  9. 8 Part I: Economics (Quartet, Sam, Susan) 05:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    Part I: Economics (Quartet, Sam, Susan)
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Joshua Da Costa, Will Hopkins, Andrew Randall, Masimba Ushe, Quirijn De Lang, Stephanie Corley
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  10. 9 Part I: Mother's Getting Nervous (3 Tots) 03:47
    Track
    9
    Title
    Part I: Mother's Getting Nervous (3 Tots)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Felicity Moore, Amber Midgley, Lottie Gray
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  11. 10 Part I: My Kind of Night and Women's Club Blues (Sam, Elizabeth, Johnny, Susan, Women) 13:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    Part I: My Kind of Night and Women's Club Blues (Sam, Elizabeth, Johnny, Susan, Women)
    Duration
    13:45
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Quirijn De Lang, Tilly Baker, Louie Stow, Stephanie Corley
    Ensemble
    Opera North Chorus, Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  12. 11 Part I: Love Song (Hobo) 00:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    Part I: Love Song (Hobo)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Justin Hopkins
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  13. 12 Part I: I'm Your Man (Boylan, Harvey, Sam, Slade, Leffcourt, Men, Susan, Bill) 10:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    Part I: I'm Your Man (Boylan, Harvey, Sam, Slade, Leffcourt, Men, Susan, Bill)
    Duration
    10:20
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Quirijn De Lang, Stephanie Corley
    Ensemble
    Opera North Chorus, Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  14. Disc 2
  15. 1 Part II: Entr'acte 05:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    Part II: Entr'acte
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  16. 2 Part II: Ho, Billy O! (Leader, Madrigal Singers) 06:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    Part II: Ho, Billy O! (Leader, Madrigal Singers)
    Duration
    06:36
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Ensemble
    Opera North Chorus, Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  17. 3 Part II: Susan's Dream (Sam, Susan, Quartet) 05:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    Part II: Susan's Dream (Sam, Susan, Quartet)
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Quirijn De Lang, Stephanie Corley, Joshua Da Costa, Will Hopkins, Andrew Randall, Masimba Ushe
    Ensemble
    Opera North Chorus, Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  18. 4 Part II: I Remember it Well (reprise) (Susan, Sam) 01:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    Part II: I Remember it Well (reprise) (Susan, Sam)
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Stephanie Corley, Quirijn De Lang
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  19. 5 Part II: Is it Him or is it Me? (Susan, Johnny) 05:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    Part II: Is it Him or is it Me? (Susan, Johnny)
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Stephanie Corley, Louie Stow
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  20. 6 Part II: The Divorce Ballet 06:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    Part II: The Divorce Ballet
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  21. 7 Part II: This is the Life (Sam) 06:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Part II: This is the Life (Sam)
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Quirijn De Lang
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  22. 8 Part II: The Minstrel Show (Con Man, Sam, Susan, Minstrels, Interlocutor, Miss Horoscope, Miss Mysticism, Mr. Cynic, Miss Ideal Man) 11:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    Part II: The Minstrel Show (Con Man, Sam, Susan, Minstrels, Interlocutor, Miss Horoscope, Miss Mysticism, Mr. Cynic, Miss Ideal Man)
    Duration
    11:35
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Themba Mvula, Quirijn De Lang, Stephanie Corley, Charlie Drummond, Helen Évora, Tom Smith, Claire Lees
    Ensemble
    Opera North Chorus, Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  23. 9 Part II: Mr. Right - Finale (Interlocutor, Susan, Sam, Miss Ideal Man, 3 Girls, Minstrels) 10:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    Part II: Mr. Right - Finale (Interlocutor, Susan, Sam, Miss Ideal Man, 3 Girls, Minstrels)
    Duration
    10:37
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Themba Mvula, Stephanie Corley, Quirijn De Lang, Claire Lees
    Ensemble
    Opera North Chorus, Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  24. 10 Part II: Bows 02:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    Part II: Bows
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  25. 11 Love Life, Part I: You Understand Me So (Bill, Susan) 03:03
    Track
    11
    Title
    Love Life, Part I: You Understand Me So (Bill, Susan)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Stephanie Corley
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  26. 12 Love Life, Part II: The Locker Room (Bob, Pete, Bill, Hank, The Tumblers, 4 Anonymous Men, Freebish, Sam, Sven) 09:40
    Track
    12
    Title
    Love Life, Part II: The Locker Room (Bob, Pete, Bill, Hank, The Tumblers, 4 Anonymous Men, Freebish, Sam, Sven)
    Duration
    09:40
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Paul Gibson, Jeremy Peaker, Quirijn De Lang, John Savournin
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes