'Raquel Bitton Sings Edith Piaf, Her Story ... Her Songs'; Critically-Acclaimed Hit Show Comes to Boston Symphony Hall On Friday, September 22, 2000.Entertainment Editors NOVATO, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000 French jazz France has a long history with jazz music. Jazz began to become significant in France starting in the 1920s. As with Brazil (see Brazilian jazz), the French were at first concerned it was too American of an influence before "making it their own. singer and recording artist Raquel Bitton will bring her critically acclaimed hit show "Raquel Bitton Sings Edith Piaf Noun 1. Edith Piaf - French cabaret singer (1915-1963) Edith Giovanna Gassion, Little Sparrow, Piaf , Her Story ... Her Songs" to Boston Symphony Hall There are a number of concert halls known as Symphony Hall. Among the best known are:
Raquel Bitton is recognized as the foremost singer of French music in America today and has been praised internationally as the greatest interpreter of the music from the Edith Piaf repertoire. She has performed to wildly enthusiastic, sold-out audiences, garnering rave reviews on her North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. tour at notable venues including: Carnegie Hall in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , the Wilshire Theatre in Los Angeles, Benaroya Hall in Seattle, The Academy of Music in Philadelphia, and Orchestra Hall in Chicago. In this presentation, Bitton celebrates the extraordinary life of the legendary Edith Piaf through her songs. Bitton tells stories of Piaf's life (in English) that mirror the timeless songs that catapulted Piaf from singing in the streets of Paris as a child to becoming the highest paid entertainer in the world. Bitton's unique, heartfelt renditions (sung in French), and powerful delivery takes her audience on an intensely moving and emotional journey. A 20-piece orchestra backs Bitton's one-woman tribute to the "little sparrow." Born in Marrakech, Morocco, Ms. Bitton was already enthralling en·thrall tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls 1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience. 2. To enslave. audiences at the Casino de Marrakech (where the film Casablanca was partly shot) at the age of 11. When she was a teenager, Raquel and her family moved to San Francisco where she began her American career, focusing on the songs from the French l'Age d'Or (the Golden Age). It was during this time that Ms. Bitton discovered the Edith Piaf repertoire, becoming not only an expert historian on the life and songs of Edith Piaf but also a renowned interpreter of her music, singularly able to capture the complete essence of one of the great vocalists of the 20th Century. Raquel Bitton has recorded four albums to date: I Wish You Love, Changes, In a Jazzy jazz·y adj. jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est 1. Resembling jazz in form or nature; rhythmical. 2. Slang Showy; flashy: a jazzy car. Mood (in collaboration with the legendary composer Paul Misraki), and most recently released on OMTOWN/Higher Octave Music, Raquel Bitton Sings Edith Piaf Vol. I: The Golden Album which prompted Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). noted jazz scribe, Don Heckman to write: "Her remarkable French articulation of the lyrics to such classics as 'La vie en rose' and 'Non je ne regrette rien' is Piaf-like, but Bitton's phrasing and her sound are her own. The result is a glorious contemporizing of one of the classic 20th Century musical styles." For more information, visit Raquel Bitton's website: www.raquelbitton.com. Tickets: $25-$85. Tickets can be obtained by calling Symphony Charge at 617/266-1200 or call Ticketmaster 617/931-2000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available at Symphony Hall Box Office located at 301 Massachusetts Avenue. |
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