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Clara Luciani (here on November 1, 2024 in Cannes) will put on the show on the square in front of Notre-Dame for the grand reopening on December 7.
PARIS – A wide variety of artists to put on a show. Highly anticipated, the reopening of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral December 7 will also take place in a musical atmosphere, the details of which have just been revealed by France Télévisions this Friday, November 29.
And it is Clara Luciani who will headline this concert organized on the square in front of Notre-Dame for its reopening to the general public. Several international stars of contemporary or classical music will also take the stage to celebrate this awaited moment since the fire of April 15, 2019.
Among them, the singer Vianney or DJ Michaël Canitrot, known for his desire to mix electronic music and French heritage. Like on the Eiffel Tower, on the occasion of the centenary of the disappearance of its designer. He will also be the only DJ for this musical evening, with his experience at such events.
Other artists revealed: the Franco-Beninese singer with multiple Grammy Awards Angelique Kidjo or the Canadian Garou. On the classical music side, the internationally renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang or the South African soprano Pretty Yende, already working for the coronation of King Charles III. Musicians like the Franco-Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili, the Franco-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the Swedish violin prodigy Daniel Lozakovich and the Franco-Swiss tenor Benjamin Bernheim are also expected.
Return to grace
The concert, broadcast on Saturday December 7 at 9 p.m. on France 2 and Radio France, will also include the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, with Venezuelan maestro Gustavo Dudamel at the helm. Without forgetting the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris, absent from the premises for five years now.
A few hours later Emmanuel Macron’s final visit to the cathedralthe final preparations for this event which will put the 12th century monument in the spotlight are gradually coming to an end.
This unique musical event will also close the first day of the reopening ceremonies. Which will begin on December 7 with a speech by the Head of State on the square. Before a liturgical ceremony in the presence of several representatives of foreign nations, whose names remain secret at this stage. Other musical performances are also expected before this concert with an international aura.
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