National Centre for Early Music, York – 22 March 2024
5*****
This beautiful converted church was the perfect backdrop for Rebecca Caine and her Dividing Day concert.
Build has a journey of self discovery, it contained some glorious singing and a lot of interesting anecdotes about her life from Rebecca herself.
Nathan Martin expertly played the piano from Bernstein to Yeston, via Bucchino, Guettel, La Chiusa, Sondheim and Weill.
Bedecked in the first act in a red sparkly dress and the black and silver in the second, her dresses shone like her talent.
Caine kept telling us she was old, in the intimacy of the performance space I can confirm that she’s not. Not a line or a wrinkle in sight and a soaring soprano voice as harmonious as it’s always been.
It might have been a tiny audience, but Caine’s exquisite vocals completely filled the space, without the use of a microphone. Just a stunning performer using her powerful vocals to entertain.