Celine Dion A New Day Views

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A New Day... was a Las Vegas residency show performed by Céline Dion at the 4000-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.[1] It was created and directed by Franco Dragone (known for his work with Cirque du Soleil) and premiered on March 25, 2003. 90-minute event, A New Day... introduced a new form of theatrical entertainment, a fusion of song, performance art, innovative stage craft and state-of-the-art technology. Dion was originally contracted for three years, however, due to its immediate success, the show continued for an additional two years. A New Day... ended on December 15, 2007, after a 5 year run of more than 700 shows and 3 million spectators. It reached one of the highest concert grosses in music history, grossing over $400,000,000 in its entire run.[2]

The original inspiration for the show occurred when Dion and her husband René Angélil visited Las Vegas in 2000, at a time when she was taking a break to start a family, and they watched a performance of O by Cirque du Soleil at the Bellagio. Dion was so moved and impressed by O that she insisted on going backstage afterwards to get to know the performers. Franco Dragone in turn heard about Dion's favorable reception of his work, and several weeks later, wrote a letter to them to put forth the idea of an artistic collaboration. Angelil called Dragone, they arranged an in-person meeting, and A New Day... was the result.

A New Day with Celine Dion was the brainchild of Director Franco Dragone. Dragone is an Italian-born actor who studied theater and fine arts at the Royal Conservatory of Belgium. He is known for blending traditional theater with street performance and circus acts. He was invited to study Circus Arts at the National Circus School in Canada in 1983. He worked for Cirque du Soleil from 1985 to 1998 where he directed several performances including, Le Cirque Reinvente, La Magie Continue, Nouvelle Experience, Saltimbanco, Mystere, Alegria, Quidam, O, and La Nouba.

i really love this song! celine rocks. i have her dvd and about 5 cd's. i really love her songs because they so loving and you feel really good when you listen to her songs. i have a really awesome memorie of this song because when my baby brother was born this song playing and it really was a new day!!!! i love you celine, keep rocking.. mw@#..