Concert Ute Lemper

1988 in Paris. The phone rings and Ute Lemper cannot believe that Marlene Dietrich is on the line. The two have a three-hour conversation – what a valuable gift for the then 23-year-old Ute Lemper. The grand dame has tracked down her rising young colleague and called her to thank her for her mail. After Ute had received the French MOLIERE Award for her performance in Cabaret in Paris, she wrote a postcard to Marlene Dietrich, directly to Avenue de Montaigne 12, where Marlene had been living since 1979. Ute essentially wanted to apologize for the media attention she had received from her. And then the phone rings.

They talk about their lives, their work and their style, their love for Rilke, their complicated relationship with Germany, their grief and their fascinations. One would love to be a fly on the wall and listen to the two show ladies. Ute was at the beginning of her theater and music career. Marlene Dietrich, on the other hand, was already reflecting on a long, fulfilled life full of films, music, incredible collaborations, love stories, and fame.

1992 in Berlin. Six days before Ute's premiere in the role of Lola in The Blue Angel at the Theater des Westens – in precisely that role, which made Marlene a star in 1928 – Marlene Dietrich dies in Paris. After the glorious funeral at La Madeleine, Marlene finally returned to Berlin to find her final resting place.

Ute Lemper, now a world star herself and long referred to as the “new Marlene,” tells us about it in her new program, taking us 30 years into the past and allowing us to share in her conversation with Marlene. She narrates Marlene's story and sings her fabulous songs from all chapters of her life, from the Berlin cabaret years to her wonderful collaborations with Burt Bacharach.

Tickets are available for €50.50 (seat category 1) or €45.00 (seat category 2) at the tourist information centers in Konz and Saarburg!
Children up to 5 years have free admission.