The world’s a stage

 

It’s hard to argue with the musical credentials of Max Raabe — conservatory trained, amazing baritone voice and killer falsetto, recent Carnegie Hall debut — but he does seem to be giving us all a big wink.

Looking like he stepped out of an Art Deco poster, complete with tuxedo and slicked back hair, Raabe and his 12-piece Palast Orchester revive the jazz sounds of Berlin in the 1920s and early 1930s. American and German standards are impeccably rendered, along with somewhat ironic modern offerings (“Oops, I Did It Again”). See them at 9 p.m. Friday at the Marjorie Luke Theatre. Tickets cost $36; www.arts andlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

By: Kitschy Cabaret