SOPHISTICATION OF THE CABARET SINGER

In my humble  opinion, and contrary to the common belief, a CABARET SINGER IS MORE SOPHISTICATED AND TRUTHFUL THAN AN OPERA PRIMA DONNNNNNNNA!! For, cabaret is the sincere echo and vibes of human drama, tragedy, mishaps, truthfulness, adventures, expectations, escapades, dreams, fantasies, visions, the sacred and the damned, the sublime and the grotesque of each single second of our lives. The cabaret singer is more than an artist singing romantic songs on stage, leaning against a piano or just sitting on a chair at one corner of the stage dramatically choreographed and positioned. A cabaret singer is a healer, a therapist, a raconteur, a story-teller, a philosopher, a challenger, a confident, a friend, a poet, and a part of the night with all its secrets, magic, mysteries, lights and shadows. So, if you want to decide or select which American cabaret artiste is better than another, you probably should take into consideration all of the above and rethink priorities and visions in your life, in case, you feel that cabaret emanates a part of your life on stage. Honestly, we don't know WHO IS THE BEST SALLY BOWLES? WHO IS THE BEST CABARET STAR IN AMERICA?!

However, those magnificent artistes who made their mark on the American and World Cabaret are difficult to forget. Among the most illustrious and classiest stars who positively  influenced and enriched the American Cabaret were or still are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Marlene Dietrich                           Julie Wilson                                  Lena Horne                            Kaye Ballard

       

     

 

 

 

 

 

      Ma Reiney                                Anita O'Day                            Maragret Whiting                         Mary Cleere Haran.

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