2007 Tour Berlin Germany

Streisand / LIVE 

Streisand: 2007 European Concert Tour

Berlin, Germany

Waldbuhne


30 June 2007

BERLIN SET LIST

ACT ONE
  • Funny Girl Broadway Overture 
  • Starting Here, Starting Now
  • Down With Love
  • The Way We Were
  • Ma Premiere Chanson
  • Evergreen (with the Broadway Singers)

Broadway Singers:
  • Something's Coming
  • You'll Never Walk Alone
  • I Finally Found Someone (Barbra returns to stage & sings)

  • Come Rain or Come Shine
  • Funny Girl
  • The Music That Makes Me Dance
  • My Man
  • People 


ACT TWO

  • Entr'acte 
  • Music of the Night (Barbra & the Broadway Singers)
  • Papa, Can You Hear Me?
  • Unusual Way
  • What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
  • Q&A
  • You Don't Bring Me Flowers
  • Have I Stayed Too Long at the Fair?
  • A Cockeyed Optimist 
  • Somewhere (with the Broadway Singers)
  • My Shining Hour

ENCORE: 
  • Don't Rain on My Parade (Reprise)
  • Smile
  • The Summer Knows
Streisand sings for the first time in Berlin, Germany, 2007. Photo by: Sean Gallup
Streisand sings outdoors at Berlin's Waldbuhne, 2007.
Streisand on stage in Berlin, 2007

BARBRA'S BERLIN SHOW


Contributors names are in italics and parenthesis.


  • “I'm so very happy to be in your country,” Streisand said, speaking in flawless German, after the crowd warmed themselves up and brought her orchestra to their feet with a series of pre-concert stadium waves. “ It's exciting for me to be here, too,” Streisand added before listing some of the things she likes about Germany -- from currywurst to apple strudel and Beethoven to Bach. She recited a Goethe poem, which she said was a lifelong favorite. “ Germany has always been a place where you buy a lot of my records. I feel very good here. I'm always amazed how music can transcend all our differences. Even though I may complain about certain things, I've come to look at the glass as half full.” ( Erik Kirschbaum )



  • During the "Ask Barbra" part she first took out a card asking her to sing "Happy Birthday" to some audience member. She did it after warning us of the, as she put it, poor quality of her singing that song. Then she took out another card and started giggling before reading it and saying that it's from her manager, Marty Erlichman. It said that the whole concert crew was wishing her and Jim a very happy anniversary. Then Bill Ross took the microphone and expressed congratulations and thanks from the whole crew and afterwards conducted a special surprise for her: The music from Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse , her favourite song which was also played at her wedding. She was truly surprised and delighted with this "gift", made a couple of comments on the song and even hummed a couple of bars of it. (Anke )


  • Jim came on stage after Barbra had finished singing "Smile" and presented her with a tray with huge pudding or jell-o on it — I could quite define what it was — and also wished her a happy anniversary, kissing her right on stage. (Anke)


  • Barbra then said good night as usual but the audience did not stop clapping and cheering and we actually made her come back! So, after a short consultation with Bill Ross she then sang "The Summer Knows" as her third and final encore. PURE MAGIC. (Anke)


Werner provided translations of some of the German newspaper reviews:


  • A real great Diva! Barbra Streisand enchant the “Waldbuhne” with her authenticity and honesty
  • How We Were, What We Are !!! Nearly a family meeting. Barbra Streisand’s first Germany- Performance in Berlin is a triumph.
  • One Woman, One Voice. Big feelings, classic broadway.
  • Wunderbar, wunderbar !!!
  • La Ola for the Diva!
  • Berlin celebrates Barbra Streisand! Jubilation-storms for the Superstar
  • The fans celebrate Barbra!
  • The Diva sings, wins and eats shaky-wackelpudding
  • Ode for the Unique


“A remarkable thing happened in Berlin at the concert. The company surprised her with a gift of a beautiful piece of music played at her wedding, as a anniversary present to her and Jim. She was truly moved and surprised by this. I was struck by not only her love for fine music, but for her husband. She then went on to sing ‘You Don't Bring Me Flowers,’ a song which has become my favorite of the concert. She seemed to be catapulted, during the show in Berlin, into every nuance of terror, pain, memory of  joy and of sorrow the song spoke of ... Her connection to the material as an actress had me dumbfounded, and more importantly, had HER dumbfounded ... Singing with a weapon of such grace on a stage in Berlin originally built by Hitler and sending a message of peace, tolerance and love, three things that resonate through everything she does, through incredible music.”

.... Singer Michael Arden, one of the tour's Broadway Singers
End / 2007 European Tour – Berlin, Germany
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