Max Raabe
(December 12, 1962 in Lünen) is a German singer and band leader of the Palast Orchester
. He and his orchestra specialise in recreating the sound of German dance and film music of the 1920s and 1930s, especially by performing songs of the Comedian Harmonists.
He founded the Palast Orchester in 1986, while he was studying at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1988 to 1995 as a baritone opera singer. His career and that of the Palast Orchester began with a Schlager hit entitled "Kein Schwein ruft mich an" ("Why does no one call" aka "No pig calls me", 1992), a pop song in 1920s' style, and the film Der bewegte Mann
(English title: "Maybe, Maybe Not") in 1994.
He writes original music, including film music, and also creates covers of well known modern pop songs in a 1920–30s band style, including such songs as Britney Spears' "Oops!... I Did It Again", and Tom Jones' "Sex Bomb". [1]
|
MAX RAABE TICKETS
|
Live performances
1994 Raabe portrayed Dr. Siedler in the Berlin 'Bar jeder Vernunft' version of
The White Horse Inn, a production which has since achieved cult status.
1999 saw Raabe play the role of "
Mack the Knife" in
Kurt Weill and
Bertholt Brecht's
The Threepenny Opera alongside
Nina Hagen.
In 2005 he had his first concert in New York City's
Carnegie Hall. He again performed at
Carnegie Hall with the Palast Orchester on November 2, 2007, as part of a "Berlin in Lights" festival.
[2]
He performed at the wedding of
Marilyn Manson and
Dita Von Teese at
Gottfried Helnwein's Irish castle on December 3, 2005.
[3]
In October, 2008, Raabe and the Palast Orchester performed a series of shows in the U.S.
Discography
- Die Männer sind schon die Liebe wert
(1988)
- Kleines Fräulein, einen Augenblick
(1989)
- Ich hör’ so gern Musik
(1991)
- Kein Schwein ruft mich an
(1992)
- Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus
(1992)
- Wintergarten-Edition Live
(1996)
- Dort tanzt Lu-Lu!
(1996)
- Ich hör’ so gern Musik
(1996)
- Bel Ami
(1996)
- Music, Maestro, Please
(1996)
- 10 Jahre Palast Orchester mit seinem Sänger Max Raabe
(1997)
- Krokodile und andere Hausfreunde
(2000)
- Superhits
(2001)
- Superhits Nummer 2
(2001)
- Heute Nacht Oder Nie
("Tonight or Never", 2008) – A 2CD set of the live performance of Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester at Carnegie Hall, November 2007, released on September 23, 2008. [4]