Adelaide Festival Centre’s Adelaide Cabaret Festival has announced two new shows on sale this
week – Australian music royalty and Adelaide Cabaret Festival Co-Artistic Director Kate Ceberano.
She will be celebrating her illustrious 40-year career with a special concert coinciding with her new album and world-famous French band Paris Combo will perform in an Australian exclusive at this year’s festival in June.
Produced and presented by Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide Cabaret Festival has grown from
modest beginnings in 2001 to become Australia’s major winter festival and the largest cabaret festival
in the world.
Kate Ceberano will be joined by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra on the Festival Theatre stage to
perform songs from her 30th album, My Life is A Symphony, on Saturday June 10, as part of a
national tour.
‘My Life Is A Symphony’, is a breathtaking celebration of Kate Ceberano’s song writing from across her
40-year recording career.
Kate will take audiences through her incredible catalogue from pop anthems ‘Brave’ and ‘Pash’ to the iconic songs she has interpreted along the way ‘I Don’t Know How to Love Him’, ‘Some Day I’ll Fly Away’ and more.
Kate Ceberano: “I am thrilled to release the album and embark on a national tour to perform the music
live for fans across the country with Australia’s great symphony orchestras. Performing at Adelaide
Cabaret Festival is always a highlight, and I can’t wait to reconnect with crowds there in both my role
as Co-Artistic Director and a performer in this year’s program.”
Singer, songwriter, performer, artist, icon, legend of Australian rock, pop, soul and jazz, Kate
Ceberano has enjoyed one of the most enduring and inspirational careers in Australian music.
Now she is returning as Co-Artistic Director of Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2023 alongside previous Artistic Directors involved this year, Julia Holt, David and Lisa Campbell, Eddie Perfect, Ali McGregor, Julia Zemiro, Alan Cumming and Tina Arena.
Kate held the position as Artistic Director of Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2012 – 2014 and has performed at Adelaide Festival Centre numerous times.
With 11 platinum albums, 10 Top 10 singles, 4 ARIA Awards from 19 nominations and over 8,000 live
performances, Kate Ceberano is one of the most celebrated Australian artists of all time.
To quote Hugh Jackman, “Truly one of the great voices this country has produced. Kate sings with
such passion, heart and joy it is impossible not to be completely carried to wherever she wants you to
go!!!! Not only an amazing singer but an extraordinary performer – Kate’s singing simply melts your
heart.”
In an Australian exclusive appearance, world-famous French cabaret act Paris Combo will also
perform their show A Celebration Of Songs of Belle Du Berry at Dunstan Playhouse on the opening
weekend of the festival – June 9-11.
Programmed by Co-Artistic Director Julia Holt, the ensemble returns to Adelaide with their fun-loving
mix of swinging gypsy-jazz cabaret, French pop and world rhythms and will pay tribute to their late
charismatic chanteuse and songwriter Belle du Berry, with selections from their shared final studio
album, Quesaco?
“An incredible music force channelling the passion, quirkiness and love of love that the French are
adored for.” – ArtsHub
Adelaide Cabaret Festival Executive Producer, Alex Sinclair: “The line-up for this year’s Adelaide
Cabaret Festival is as star-studded as ever and will add to the festivities of Adelaide Festival Centre’s
50th Anniversary celebrations. The incomparable Kate Ceberano and Paris Combo will no doubt get
the party started on the opening weekend of the festival and there’s more to come.”
Kicking off the celebrations on opening night, The 2023 Variety Gala will see a special reunion and
appearances by iconic artists Kate Ceberano, David Campbell, Eddie Perfect, Julia Zemiro, Ali
McGregor and many more at the Festival Theatre on June 9.
For more information and to secure your tickets, click here for more, tickets are almost sold out.
When: Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2023 opens on June 9th and runs until June 24th.
Cost: Tickets are on sale now, click this link here to book yours now.
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