Patricia Kaas… Chante Piaf…
Patricia… Kaas…
Chante…
Piaf…
L‘Olympia… the legendary “Théâtre“… where… “footprints”… echoes… sublime voices of the talented… the famous… the iconic… Parisian artists…
Still… resonate…
A simple structure with huge impact… classified as part of France’s “Patrimoine culturel” in the ’90s…
Entering… “la salle“… we edged our way to our seats in the gallery… directly overlooking the stage…
We were… well-placed…
The packed “théâtre“… suddenly stopped its twittering and chattering… as a huge ray of light flashed its imposing power on stage… like a thunderbolt from heaven…
A… silent hush…
Enveloped… the audience…
A minute of heightened expectation… or two… passed…
When…
Like… an angel…
Patricia… Kaas…
Appeared bathed… in a pool of light before us…
A short quick collective intake of breath… emanated…
Before… her voice…
Took… flight…
“Le voix… envolé“…
Edith… Piaf…
“La… Môme“…
The adored Parisian “sparrow”… the eternally loved Icon of the French masses… as well as international fans… besotted by the “petite” women with the huge voice… and a heart full of love… was in their presence…
A… shiver…
Rippled through… the rapt audience…
Wearing a simple ivory “impermeable” with high stiletto heals… Patricia sang her heart out….
A tribute to Piaf… her extraordinary voice… unparalleled talent… and extraordinary life… Kaas commented… and added…
“I identify with Piaf… I feel her agony… endless joy… and her undying passion for life and Love“…
The background… a dimly lit old Parisian “quartier” had the perfect effect… one could palpate the…
Joy… exuberance…
Love… anguish… torture…
Of the… little sparrow…
Piaf… who was raised on the streets of Paris and taken by her mother to disreputable cafés when young… grew up marinated with a heart full of compassion for the fellow poor… the simple people of her “quartier“… who nurtured her soul…
They… gave her…
Love… admiration…
She… loved them back…
Unconditionally…
Patricia… Kaas…
Morphed… into…
Edith… Piaf…
A great artist… is born…
The audience… exhilarated…
Shouted…
“Bravo !“
Memories… evoked…
Tears… flowed…
She…
Soared…
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