Capriccio
Kurt Weill: Love Life
$29.99
Details
- 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
- Disc 1
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
- Disc 2
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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