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Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Concert Orchestra & conductor Edwin Outwater with award-winning actress and singer Cynthia Erivo, who pays tribute to legendary female voices that have inspired her. Presented by Katie Derham, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Jule Styne Don’t Rain On My Parade Jalacy Hawkins I Put A Spell On You Mack Gordon/Harry Warren At Last Billy Davis/Berry Gordy/Gwen Gordy All I Could Do Was Cry Walter Donaldson Love Me or Leave Me Bernie Benjamin/Horace Ott/Sol Marcus Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse Feeling Good 8.15pm Interval: During the interval, Katie Derham talks to Kevin le Gendre about the life and art of Cynthia Erivo. Francis Lai Where do I begin Carolo Donida I (Who Have Nothing) Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler Stormy Weather Ewan MacColl First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Piere Louiguy La vie en Rose Jaques Brel Ne Me Quitte Pas Carolyn Franklin Ain't No Way Cynthia Erivo Glowing Up Cynthia Erivo You’re Not Here Jim Weatherly Midnight Train To Georgia Prince Nothing Compares 2 U Cynthia Erivo (singer) BBC Concert Orchestra Edwin Outwater (conductor) Cynthia Erivo is a creative phenomenon: a London-born, Tony, Grammy and Emmy award-winning actress, singer, songwriter and producer, whose career has taken her from her childhood in South London to the West End and Broadway, and whose recordings have also thrilled audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. Tonight, backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra she salutes the legendary female voices that have shown her the way: artists such as Nina Simone, Shirley Bassey, Billie Holiday and Gladys Knight. ‘I wanted to pay homage to them,’ she says. ‘Women who have influenced my sound, the music I’ve listened to, and the way I tell my story.’
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