Prom 4: Cynthia Erivo - Legendary Voices

BBC Proms 2022. Another chance to hear the BBC Concert Orchestra and 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
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. 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.’