A New Day...

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = "A New Day..."


image_caption = Dion performing during her Vegas show
album = A New Day Has Come
One Heart
Miracle
artist = Céline Dion
start_date = March 25 2003
end_date = December 15 2007
number_of_legs = 1
number_of_shows = 723 in North America
last_tour = Let's Talk About Love Tour
(1998-99)
this_tour = "A New Day..."
(2003-07)
next_tour = Taking Chances Tour
(2008-09)

"A New Day..." was a highly successful show performed by Céline Dion at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. [cite web|url=http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon_archive.cgi?page=8|title=A New Day... Final Countdown!|accessdate=2007-02-09|work=Dion's Official Website.] It was created and directed by Franco Dragone. Dion was originally contracted for three years, however, due to its immediate success, the show continued for an additional two years. She performed over 700 shows in its five year stint. The show was replaced by Cher's "Cher at the Colosseum" and Bette Midler's "The Showgirl Must Go On"

About the 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. 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. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2339585.stm|title=Band muses on Dion name victory|date=2002-10-18|accessdate=2002-10-18|work=BBC News]

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. 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 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 the world.

et list

# "A New Day Has Come"
# "The Power of Love"
# "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"
# Frank Sinatra Medley:
##"All the Way" (duet with Frank Sinatra)
##"I've Got the World on a String"
# "I Wish"
# "Love Can Move Mountains"
# "River Deep, Mountain High"
#Encore:
## "My Heart Will Go On"

Additional Notes

*"Nature Boy" was the show's opening performance 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
*The instrumental interlude, "Aria Di Lucia De Lammermoor" was removed from the setlist at the end of 2004.
*The instrumental interlude, "A New Love" was removed from the setlist at the end of 2006.
*"God Bless America" was performed on Independence Day in 2004
*"In Some Small Way" was performed from December 2004 to January 2005
*"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" was performed in December 2005
*"At Last" and "Fever" were removed from the setlist in May 2006. They were replaced by "All the Way"
*"What a Wonderful World" was removed from the setlist in August 2006
*"River Deep, Mountain High" was added to the setlist in November 2006
*"Can't Help Falling in Love" was performed August 16th and 17th 2007
*"Taking Chances" was performed from November 2007 to December 2007
*"The Christmas Song" was performed in December 2007

Ticket sales

Broadcasts and recordings

The originally scheduled "Live in Las Vegas - A New Day..." DVD release date was postponed because of changes and improvements made to the show since the initial filming. Instead, a live CD "A New Day... Live in Las Vegas" was released in June 2004. [cite web|url=http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/music.cgi?album_id=19|title=A New Day... Live In Las Vegas|accessdate=2004-06-14|work=Dion's Official Website] "A New Day..." was re-shot in high-definition during the January 17-21, 2007 week and released on DVD on December 7, 2007 and on Blu-ray Disc on February 5, 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon_archive.cgi?page=8|title=A New Day... DVD Filming|accessdate=2007-02-09|work=Dion's Official Website] The two disc set contains more than 5 hours of never-before seen footage, including the concert and three exclusive documentaries: "Because You Loved Me (A Tribute to the Fans)," A New Day: All Access" and "A New Day: the Secrets." [cite web|url=http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon_archive.cgi?page=6|title=A New Day... DVD Info!|accessdate=2007-02-09|work=Dion's Official Website] .

Awards

Personnel

*Director: Franco Dragone
*Associate Director: Pavel Brun
*Musical Director: Claude (Mego) Lemay
*Set Designer and Image Creator: Michel Crête
*Lighting Designer: Yves (Lapin) Aucoin
*Sound Designer: Denis Savage
*Projection Content Designer: Dirk Decloedt
*Costume Design: Annie Horth, Dominique Lemieux, Seble Maaza, Richard Ruiz
*Choreographer: Mia Michaels

Band

*Conductor and Piano: Claude (Mego) Lemay
*Violin: Jean-Sebastien Carré
*Guitar: André Coutu
*Percussion: Paul Picard
*Keyboards and Accordion: Yves Frulla
*Bass: Marc Langis
*Drums: Dominique Messier
*Cello: Julie McInnes
*Vocals: Mary-Lou Gauthier, Barnev Valsaint, Élise Duguay

References