Piaf and Brel: The Impossible Concert
Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel: two French musical icons who sang songs of romance and heartbreak and lived lives of drama and passion. But they didn't ever appear together onstage. This "impossible" concert, featuring internationally acclaimed vocalist Melanie Gall, relives the adventure and inspiration of their lives and music. With songs "Amsterdam", "La Vie en Rose" and other French classics. "Piaf and Brel" has been performed in over twenty countries, including a highly-acclaimed off-Broadway run in New York City.
2016, 2017 sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs.
"A bravura display of amazing colour and dynamic range" Edmonton Journal, 2016.
"A real star in the making" ★★★★ Broadway Baby, 2017.
"A beautifully rendered and loving homage" CBC, 2015.
★★★★★ Southside Advertiser, 2017.
Presented by: Melanie Gall
Melanie Gall is an internationally-acclaimed vocalist, writer, and music historian. She holds five opera degrees and has performed in Africa, South America, Asia and the Caribbean. She has sung at the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, and recently performed a Vera Lynn concert for the Jazz series at Royal Albert Hall in London. Melanie is the author of the new book, Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland, and the Golden Age of Hollywood. She tours the world with her historic music shows, and her work has been mounted several times off-Broadway and in theatres around the world.