By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up! @bugsburnett Legendary British singer Engelbert Humperdinck is back! Best-known for his hit songs Release Me (the best-selling single of 1967), After the Lovin’ and The Last Waltz, the showbiz veteran is currently prepping his upcoming new album of all-star duets recorded with the likes of Elton John and Seal, […]
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Disco legends and pop icons Village People still making the world dance
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up! @bugsburnett I was a 12-year-old disco bunny when I saw the Village People perform live at the Montreal Forum back in 1978. The opening act was none other than Gloria Gaynor, who won the only disco Grammy ever awarded, in 1979, for her classic I Will Survive. Twenty-five years […]
The triumphant Montreal homecoming of soprano Marie-Josée Lord
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up! @bugsburnett Everyone knew they were witnessing a historic concert when 36-year-old Italian tenor Salvatore Licitra, hailed by The New York Times as the successor to Pavarotti, took the stage at L’Opéra de Montréal’s Signature Event back in 2004. Licitra’s first-ever concert in Canada was made more memorable when he […]
Folk-rock icons Indigo Girls reflect on storied career on eve of Montreal concert
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up @bugsburnett Amy Ray remembers the day she and her Indigo Girls musical partner Emily Saliers opened up for the Grateful Dead in front of tens of thousands of Deadheads. “We’ve been touring for [nearly] 30 years and that really remains the most memorable concert for me,” Ray says. “I […]