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Glamorous Night – May 25, 1990 | St. George's Hall, Toronto
Glamorous Night – May 25, 1990 | St. George's Hall, Toronto
The songs of Ivor Novello, Noël Coward and others
date: May 25, 1990
This programme was frequently performed in many different locations, on tour and in Toronto. It featured two versatile singers in the music of Ivor Novello and Sir Noël Coward, with some interpolations by Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sir William Walton and George Gershwin.
| Song | Artist | Composer | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glamorous night (Glamorous Night) | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Braun, Russell, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Novello, Ivor | Hassall, Christopher |
| Prithee, pretty maiden (Patience) | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Braun, Russell, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Sullivan, Sir Arthur | Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck |
| Keep the home fires burning | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Braun, Russell, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Novello, Ivor | Ford, Lena Guilbert |
| The real American folksong | Braun, Russell, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira |
| Let’s do it (Paris) | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Braun, Russell, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole |
| Old Sir Faulk (Façade) | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Walton, Sir William, arr. Lambert, Constant | n/a |
| Rose of England (Crest of the Wave) | Braun, Russell, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Novello, Ivor | Hassall, Christopher |
| Leap-Year Waltz (The Dancing Years) | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Novello, Ivor | n/a |
| My dearest dear (The Dancing Years) | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Braun, Russell, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Novello, Ivor | Novello, Ivor |
| And her mother came too (A to Z) | Braun, Russell, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Novello, Ivor | Titheradge, Dion |
| Some day my heart will awake (King’s Rhapsody) | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Novello, Ivor | Hassall, Christopher |
| We’ll gather lilacs in the spring again (Perchance to Dream) | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Braun, Russell, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Novello, Ivor | Novello, Ivor |
| Why do the wrong people travel? (Sail Away) | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Braun, Russell, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Coward, Sir Noël | Coward, Sir Noël |
| Nina (Sigh No More) | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Coward, Sir Noël | Coward, Sir Noël |
| I’ve been to a marvellous party (Set to Music) | Ubukata, Bruce, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Coward, Sir Noël | Coward, Sir Noël |
| Tango-Pasodoble (Façade) | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Walton, Sir William, arr. Lambert, Constant | n/a |
| Some day I’ll find you (Private Lives) | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Coward, Sir Noël | Coward, Sir Noël |
| A bar on the Piccola Marina | Braun, Russell, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Coward, Sir Noël | Coward, Sir Noël |
| I’ll see you again (Bitter Sweet) | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Braun, Russell, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Coward, Sir Noël | Coward, Sir Noël |
| Mad dogs and Englishmen (Words and Music) | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Braun, Russell, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Coward, Sir Noël | Coward, Sir Noël |
| If love were all (Bitter Sweet) | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Braun, Russell, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Coward, Sir Noël | Coward, Sir Noël |
| Mad dogs and Englishmen (Words and Music) – ENCORE | Anderson, Valdine, soprano; Braun, Russell, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Coward, Sir Noël | Coward, Sir Noël |