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Press Release
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PIAF ! LE SPECTACLE BRINGS THE LIFE OF FRENCH
DARLING EDITH PIAF TO DUBAI OPERA IN FEBRUARY 2019
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 7th October 2018 – The legendary Edith Piaf is brought to life in PIAF! Le
Spectacle, a musical celebration of the legendary French singer for four performances on 14th and 15th
February 2019 at Dubai Opera.
PIAF! Le Spectacle describes the career of the most famous singer through her unforgettable songs, including
La Vie En Rose, Non je ne regrette rien and Milord, supported by a visual tapestry of unreleased photographs
and images of Piaf's life.
The concert is performed by Anne Carrere, a French artist well known as “Edith Piaf Legitimate Musical
Heiress " and Nathalie Lermitte.
The musical is brought to Dubai by Broadway Entertainment Group and Dubai Opera in association with Gil
Marsalla and Directo Productions.
PIAF! Le Spectacle first debuted in 2015 in France on the centennial anniversary of the Edith Piaf's birth. It has
since played across the world in more than 40 countries and has been seen by over a million people.
Jasper Hope, Chief Executive at Dubai Opera, commented “Do not miss this smash hit from Paris when it
stops in Dubai for Valentine’s weekend on its acclaimed world tour or there will, quite simply, be regrets”
Liz Koops, Chief Executive at Broadway Entertainment Group, commented "Broadway Entertainment Group
is thrilled to present PIAF! Le Spectacle to Dubai audiences as a celebration of life, love and the timeless music
of the iconic Edith Piaf."
The Guardian, London:
« Edith Piaf from Montmartre busker to Carnegie Hall, in a theatrical concert whose thrills come gradually! »
The New York Times:
«…miraculously captures Piaf’s soul and timbre… !
Performances:
Thurs 14th February 2019: 7pm and 10pm
Fri 15th February 2019: 3pm and 8pm
Tickets will be available from AED 200 from 7 October 2018 at www.dubaiopera.com
-ENDS-
Note to Editors
About Dubai Opera:
Dubai Opera is a truly unique venue and the city’s first purpose built multi-format performing arts theatre,
situated in the heart of Downtown Dubai. With an iconic dhow-shaped design rooted in Emirati heritage, Dubai
Opera offers the ultimate flexibility of a proscenium arch theatre, an acoustic concert hall and a 2000m2 flat
floor event space, and is the definitive destination for quality entertainment productions and performances.
Dubai Opera's stage hosts an incredible array of world-class talent, with opera, ballet and classical music concerts
and productions at the core, Dubai Opera also stages musical theatre, fashion shows, jazz, comedy, family shows
and a full range of live entertainment.
www.dubaiopera.com
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About Broadway Entertainment Group FZ LLC:
Broadway Entertainment Group produces, tours and presents top quality live entertainment in the markets of
the Middle East, Europe, Russia, Eastern Europe, UK, China, Korea, Japan and South-East Asia.
Broadway Entertainment Group recent tours include Evita, Sister Act, The Illusionists, Shaolin Warriors, CATS,
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Dreamworks SHREK-The Musical, Annie, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Dein
Perry’s Tap Dogs and with its affiliate Backrow Productions, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Fosse, Chicago – The
Musical, Miss Saigon, Gumboots, Slava’s Snowshow, Bounce, Lady Salsa, Circus Oz, Lano and Woodley, Mum’s
the Word, Rudy Coby and Jerry Seinfeld World Tour.
Broadway Entertainment Group FZ LLC operates from its head office in Dubai.
For more information about Broadway Entertainment Group FZ LLC, please visit,
www.broadwayentertainmentgroup.com