Guy Noble is a well-known voice from his many years on-air with ABC Classic, but he is also a conductor, a pianist, a writer and brings those talents together in a solo show at The J.
“I’ve called it Guy Noble’s Very Serious Guide to Classical Music, but of course it isn’t serious at all,“ he said.
“It’s more of a classical comedy cabaret that gives me a chance to talk about my favourite composers and some of the amazing stars I’ve worked with over the years, with piano music from Mozart to Erik Satie.“
Those stars include Randy Newman, Olivia Newton John, the Beach Boys, Michael Bolton and jazz crooner Harry Connick Jr.
“Harry was the coolest person I’ve ever worked with, and I’m not cool at all. He’d ask me ‘wassup man?’ and I would reply that I had a coffee that morning and also done my tax receipts. He looked at me like I was from another planet.“
Joining Guy on stage is his wife Lisa Carney (they only just got married earlier this year near their home on the Central Coast in NSW).
“Lisa is an amazing jewellery designer, but I discovered that she has also has a great stage presence so I devised the role of Ophelia Ciabatta, Sicily’s favourite mezzo-soprano who is not quite as good as she thinks she is. She’s a sort of operatic Miss Piggy.“
What will audiences get out of the show? “There are lots of laughs, and lots of poignant musical moments too, but mostly it is about the joy that music brings to our lives.“
Guy Noble’s Very Serious Guide to Classical Music plays at the J Theatre on 26 September at 7.30pm.
