Singing over 30 golden songs, French musical stars gather in Shanghai

Release time:Apr 16, 2024 21:10 PM

From September 14th to September 17th, the powerful singers of French musicals will gather at the Cultural Square to bring the "French Musical Celebrity Concert" and perform more than 30 classic French musical songs from around the world. Laurent Ban, Elada Dani, Angelo del Vecchio, Michelangelo Le Conte, Robert Marion, and Gian Marco Charletti are six top French musical stars, most of whom are old friends of Shanghai musical audiences. The performance is jointly presented by Chinese and French musicians, with a French electroacoustic band and the Chinese orchestra "Shanze Orchestra" working together. Young conductor and musical actor Zhou Keren leads the Chinese orchestra.

Gian Marco Charetti


Singing over 30 golden songs, French musical stars gather in Shanghai

From "Notre Dame Cathedral" to "Romeo and Juliet", and then to "Rock Mozart" and "Rock Red and Black", Cultural Square has been committed to introducing French musicals to Chinese audiences in recent years, bringing unique sounds that are different from Broadway and the West End of London. French musicals have also moved Chinese audiences with their unique freehand style. As of now, there have been a total of 242 French musicals and performances by French musicals actors at the Cultural Square, and this number is still increasing.

Michelangelo Le Conte


Singing over 30 golden songs, French musical stars gather in Shanghai

In 2017, the Shanghai Cultural Square Theater team led the original production team of the French musical "Notre Dame de Paris" with French producer Nicolas Talal to jointly create a collection of French musical stars concert. In the autumn of that year, five French musical stars performed together on stage, accompanied by French electroacoustic and Chinese orchestra, bringing a wonderful performance. After a six-year hiatus, in preparation for the 12th anniversary celebration of Shanghai Cultural Square, the French musical star concert has been upgraded and returned.

Elada Dani


Singing over 30 golden songs, French musical stars gather in Shanghai

One of the characteristics of French musicals is that "before the play is performed, the song takes the lead". Many songs from French musicals have become well-known pop songs in French households. Many classic songs were included in this concert, such as "The Sorrow of the Sorrow", which is known as the "hardest to sing French song", from the musical "Star Fantasy", and the single "Wen Me" from "Rock Mozart" ranked first on the 2009 French pop music chart.

Popular songs such as "The Age of the Cathedral," "The King of the World," and "I Have Dreams," which made their debut in the French musical star concert in China, were also included in the concert. In addition, songs such as "Under the Stars," "Verona," and "Dance Bar, Esmeralda.".


Singing over 30 golden songs, French musical stars gather in Shanghai

Laurent Ban

After the end of the 2023 season at Shanghai Cultural Plaza, "Les Mis é rables - French Musical Edition Concert" and the original French musical "Don Huang" will both appear on stage. In 2018, "Les Mis é rables - French Musical Edition Concert" performed 11 consecutive times at Shanghai Cultural Square. This year, returning to Shanghai, there will be 13 performances at the Shanghai Cultural Square from December 15th to 24th. The original French musical "Don Juan" will conclude its year-end performance season, and Gian Marco Charetti, Robert Marion, and Laurent Ban, who participated in the French musical's celebrity concert, will also participate in the Shanghai stop of "Don Juan".


Singing over 30 golden songs, French musical stars gather in Shanghai
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