a nEW DAY...LIVE IN LAS VEGAS
A New Day... was a Las Vegas residency show performed by Céline Dion at the 4000-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. 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.
Dion returned to Las Vegas on March 15, 2011 to perform her new show.
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.
Dion initially intended for the show to be named Muse, but the band of the same name owned worldwide performing rights. Dion offered $50,000 for the rights, but the band declined, with lead singer Matthew Bellamy explaining that he didn't want people to think they were Céline Dion's backup act.
The Colosseum venue was built using fast-track construction processes in only about 140 days. The stage was designed to slope upward at 5.7 degrees away from the audience, to provide the best acoustics possible in a circular theatre. The other purpose of the sloped stage was to show lighting details, designs, and textures of the stage for Dion's show. This proved extremely hard on the dancers' bodies, and a few were forced to leave the show early as a result of their injuries.
The original plan for the stage backdrop/scenery was to simply use a giant video projector, but when the lighting designer, Yves Aucoin, pointed out that this would create unacceptable shadows when dancers ran in front of it, Angelil went back to Phil Anschutz, whose AEG Live was underwriting the production, and persuaded him to contribute an extra $10 million for the construction of the largest indoor LED screen in North America. The LED Screen was produced by Mitsubishi Diamond Vision LED Screens. This was a HDTV LED Screen Installation with a 8mm Display "Dot Pitch". The screen consisted of many separate LED panels put together.
Additional notes
A New Day... Live in Las Vegas
A New Day... Live in Las Vegas features thirteen live tracks from Céline Dion's successful Las Vegas show, called A New Day... and two previously unreleased studio tracks: "You and I" and "Ain't Gonna Look the Other Way." It was also released with a bonus DVD containing 45-min documentary, called One Year... One Heart.
A New Day... Live in Las Vegas includes five live songs which weren't available on Dion's previous albums: "Fever," "I've Got the World on a String," "I Wish," "If I Could" and "What a Wonderful World." The studio versions of last two songs were included on her next album Miracle.
"If I Could" was originally recorded by Nancy Wilson on her Nancy Now! album in 1988. In 1993 Ray Charles covered it on My World, as well as Regina Belle on her album Passion. Barbra Streisand included the song on her Higher Ground album in 1997.
The French edition of A New Day... Live in Las Vegas contains "Contre nature" as a bonus track.
The originally scheduled Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... DVD release date (autumn 2004) was postponed because of changes and improvements made to the show since the initial filming. A New Day... was re-shot in high-definition during the January 17–21, 2007 week and released on December 7, 2007. The two disc DVD contains more than 5 hours of never-before seen footage, including the concert and three exclusive documentaries.[2]Live performances of "Nature Boy," "At Last," "Fever," "Et je t'aime encore" and "What a Wonderful World" are available only on A New Day... Live in Las Vegas CD, as they were removed from the show at the time of filming the DVD.
Live in Las Vegas: A New Day...
Live in Las Vegas: A New Day... is Céline Dion's eighth home video, released on DVD between December 7–10, 2007 in Europe, on December 11, 2007 in North America, December 15, 2007 in Australia and December 19, 2007 in Japan. It includes the record-breaking show A New Day... atCaesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Blu-ray Disc version was also released on February 5, 2008 in North America, and between February 8–22, 2008 in Europe.
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, $400,000,000.
The 2 disc DVD contains more than 5 hours of never-before seen footage, including the concert and 3 exclusive documentaries: Because You Loved Me (A Tribute to the Fans), A New Day: All Access and A New Day: the Secrets. It contains subtitles in 9 languages. The inside booklet includes richly detailed photographs and generous liner notes.
In 2009, the DVD received a Juno Award nomination in category Music DVD of the Year.
The originally scheduled DVD release date (autumn 2004) was postponed because of changes and improvements made to the show since the initial filming. A New Day... was re-shot in high-definition during the January 17–21, 2007 week. According to the A New Day: the Secrets documentary on the second disc, one of the major reasons for the delay was that Dion and her producers gradually realized that Dion's change to a short blonde bob for A New Day... was highly unpopular with her fan base, and the hairstyle also looked terrible on screen during the first DVD shoot. As a result, she returned to her long brunette hair with extensions and the DVD was reshot.
The Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... DVD includes the last version of the show, performed between November 2006 and December 2007. But during previous years in the show, Dion wore alternate costumes and performed several other songs: "Nature Boy," "At Last," "Fever," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Have You Ever Been in Love," "Et je t'aime encore," and "What a Wonderful World." Some of them are included on the A New Day... Live in Las Vegas CD, released in June 2004
Dion returned to Las Vegas on March 15, 2011 to perform her new show.
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.
Dion initially intended for the show to be named Muse, but the band of the same name owned worldwide performing rights. Dion offered $50,000 for the rights, but the band declined, with lead singer Matthew Bellamy explaining that he didn't want people to think they were Céline Dion's backup act.
The Colosseum venue was built using fast-track construction processes in only about 140 days. The stage was designed to slope upward at 5.7 degrees away from the audience, to provide the best acoustics possible in a circular theatre. The other purpose of the sloped stage was to show lighting details, designs, and textures of the stage for Dion's show. This proved extremely hard on the dancers' bodies, and a few were forced to leave the show early as a result of their injuries.
The original plan for the stage backdrop/scenery was to simply use a giant video projector, but when the lighting designer, Yves Aucoin, pointed out that this would create unacceptable shadows when dancers ran in front of it, Angelil went back to Phil Anschutz, whose AEG Live was underwriting the production, and persuaded him to contribute an extra $10 million for the construction of the largest indoor LED screen in North America. The LED Screen was produced by Mitsubishi Diamond Vision LED Screens. This was a HDTV LED Screen Installation with a 8mm Display "Dot Pitch". The screen consisted of many separate LED panels put together.
- "A New Day Has Come"
- "The Power of Love"
- Medley: "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" / "Because You Loved Me" / "To Love “You More"
- "I'm Alive"
- "I Drove All Night"
- "Seduces Me"
- "If I Could"
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
- "I Surrender"
- "Ammore Annascunnuto"
- "All the Way" (virtual duet with Frank Sinatra)
- "I've Got the World on a String"
- "I Wish"
- "Love Can Move Mountains"
- "River Deep, Mountain High"
- "My Heart Will Go On"
Additional notes
- "Nature Boy" was the show's opening number from March 2003 to November 2004. It was replaced by "A New Day Has Come."
- "Have You Ever Been in Love" was performed from March 2003 to November 2003. It was replaced by "Et je t'aime encore."
- "Et je t'aime encore" was performed from November 2003 to November 2004. It was replaced by "Pour que tu m'aimes encore."
- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was removed from the setlist in August 2004 because of Dion's undergoing an operation.
- The instrumental interlude, "Aria Di Lucia De Lammermoor" was removed from the set list at the end of 2004.
- During a show in 2006, Dion reunited with violinist Taro Hakase to perform "To Love You More" to celebrate Hakase's 10 years in show business.
- The instrumental interlude, "A New Love" was last performed on November 10, 2006.
- "God Bless America" was performed on Independence Day in 2004.
- "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" was performed in December 2004.
- "In Some Small Way" was performed from December 2004 to January 2005.
- "At Last" and "Fever" were removed from the set list in May 2006. They were replaced by "All the Way."
- "What a Wonderful World" was removed from the set list in August 2006.
- "River Deep, Mountain High" was added to the set list on November 11, 2006.
- "Can't Help Falling in Love" was performed on August 16–17, 2007, for a taping on ABC.
- "Because You Loved Me" was performed with David Foster playing the piano on September 1, 2007.
- "Taking Chances" was performed from November 2007 to December 2007.
- "The Christmas Song" was performed in December 2007.
A New Day... Live in Las Vegas
A New Day... Live in Las Vegas features thirteen live tracks from Céline Dion's successful Las Vegas show, called A New Day... and two previously unreleased studio tracks: "You and I" and "Ain't Gonna Look the Other Way." It was also released with a bonus DVD containing 45-min documentary, called One Year... One Heart.
A New Day... Live in Las Vegas includes five live songs which weren't available on Dion's previous albums: "Fever," "I've Got the World on a String," "I Wish," "If I Could" and "What a Wonderful World." The studio versions of last two songs were included on her next album Miracle.
"If I Could" was originally recorded by Nancy Wilson on her Nancy Now! album in 1988. In 1993 Ray Charles covered it on My World, as well as Regina Belle on her album Passion. Barbra Streisand included the song on her Higher Ground album in 1997.
The French edition of A New Day... Live in Las Vegas contains "Contre nature" as a bonus track.
The originally scheduled Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... DVD release date (autumn 2004) was postponed because of changes and improvements made to the show since the initial filming. A New Day... was re-shot in high-definition during the January 17–21, 2007 week and released on December 7, 2007. The two disc DVD contains more than 5 hours of never-before seen footage, including the concert and three exclusive documentaries.[2]Live performances of "Nature Boy," "At Last," "Fever," "Et je t'aime encore" and "What a Wonderful World" are available only on A New Day... Live in Las Vegas CD, as they were removed from the show at the time of filming the DVD.
Live in Las Vegas: A New Day...
Live in Las Vegas: A New Day... is Céline Dion's eighth home video, released on DVD between December 7–10, 2007 in Europe, on December 11, 2007 in North America, December 15, 2007 in Australia and December 19, 2007 in Japan. It includes the record-breaking show A New Day... atCaesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Blu-ray Disc version was also released on February 5, 2008 in North America, and between February 8–22, 2008 in Europe.
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, $400,000,000.
The 2 disc DVD contains more than 5 hours of never-before seen footage, including the concert and 3 exclusive documentaries: Because You Loved Me (A Tribute to the Fans), A New Day: All Access and A New Day: the Secrets. It contains subtitles in 9 languages. The inside booklet includes richly detailed photographs and generous liner notes.
In 2009, the DVD received a Juno Award nomination in category Music DVD of the Year.
The originally scheduled DVD release date (autumn 2004) was postponed because of changes and improvements made to the show since the initial filming. A New Day... was re-shot in high-definition during the January 17–21, 2007 week. According to the A New Day: the Secrets documentary on the second disc, one of the major reasons for the delay was that Dion and her producers gradually realized that Dion's change to a short blonde bob for A New Day... was highly unpopular with her fan base, and the hairstyle also looked terrible on screen during the first DVD shoot. As a result, she returned to her long brunette hair with extensions and the DVD was reshot.
The Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... DVD includes the last version of the show, performed between November 2006 and December 2007. But during previous years in the show, Dion wore alternate costumes and performed several other songs: "Nature Boy," "At Last," "Fever," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Have You Ever Been in Love," "Et je t'aime encore," and "What a Wonderful World." Some of them are included on the A New Day... Live in Las Vegas CD, released in June 2004