Recognized as the most successful female recording artist in history, Aretha Franklin truly earned her title, “The Queen of Soul.” Her legendary career began in the Baptist congregations of Detroit where her expressive and powerful vocals and skillfully executed piano melodies garnered her international stardom in the 1960s. #Aretha franklin lyric opera house full#The concert is the first in the 2022-2023 concert lineup and kicks off a full season of in-person performances. at the Maryland Theatre Performing Arts Center. – Aug– American actress and singer Capathia Jenkins and three-time GRAMMY® nominated artist Ryan Shaw will perform alongside the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Schulze conducting, in “ARETHA: The Queen of Soul” on Saturday September 17 at 7:30 p.m. " was amazing, and she’s an extraordinary performer, and she rose to the occasion on gameday like no one else.HAGERSTOWN, Md. See more: Brian May singing duet with Pavarotti on 'Too Much Love Will Kill You' is spectacular Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich credits Aretha with not only saving the show in 1998, but by doing so, creating one of the most memorable moments in the Awards' history. “Personally, I thought, ‘Y’know, there’s still time - if you’re gonna ask Aretha Franklin, let her do 'Natural Woman.' Everybody would love that she can do it in her sleep!’ See more: 5 of Aretha Franklin's greatest live performances, from 'Nessun Dorma' to 'Natural Woman' Standing ovation, and basically saved our ass,” she added. He had never rehearsed it, he was a total trouper. “We had to find the conductor from somewhere in the house. I sing for you next year,” co-producer Tisha Fein told Billboard. The headline act of the 40th Grammy Awards, opera king Luciano Pavarotti, had been deemed too sick to perform by his team of doctors.ģ0 minutes before the live show began a call came through from Pavarotti (pictured) saying, “I don’t feel well. See Aretha Franklin's full Grammy performance below: So that was the creative on why Aretha was there. And we were reviving the Blues Brothers - she was a very famous part of the first movie. She was booked to work with Danny Aykroyd, John Goodman and Jim Belushi. Tisha Fein recalled: “Aretha was not booked to perform on her own that year. When she heard it, she said, ‘Yeah, I can do this.’ ” See more: When Pavarotti and George Michael sang a spine-tingling duet of 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me' And I brought it to her and played it for her. In those days, we had a boombox with a cassette. She said she wanted to hear the dress rehearsal. “I just ran up to her dressing room and asked her if she would do it. “I remembered she had sung ‘Nessun Dorma’ two nights before for MusiCares and Pavarotti,” show producer Ken Ehrlich told Billboard shortly after the show. See more: Tom Jones singing ‘I’ll Be Home For Christmas’ as Ella Fitzgerald watches on is so beautiful “It was amazing, amazing what she did,” said the then academy’s media productions director, Jeff Scheftel.ģ0 minutes before the live show began a call came through from Pavarotti saying, “I don’t feel well. Standing ovation, and basically saved our ass,” said show producer, Tisha Fein. “I just ran up to her dressing room and asked her if she would do it," said Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich. It was then that a quick-thinking show producer approached soul diva Aretha Franklin to see if she would be willing to step in. The Queen of Soul gave her own take on the famous Italian aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot.Ī quick-thinking show producer approached soul diva Aretha Franklin to see if she would be willing to step in to sing with the orchestra. Sting introduced Aretha Franklin on stage to sing instead of Pavarotti at “literally, a moment’s notice.”. With one billion people across the world waiting to see Pavarotti perform, mayhem ensued as producers scrambled to fill his time slot – when the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, stepped up to the plate. See more: Watch the moment Paul McCartney sings ‘Yesterday’ so tenderly even hysterical Beatles fans fall silent The 40th Grammy Awards were well underway and the headline act of the show, opera king Luciano Pavarotti, had just been deemed too sick to perform by his team of doctors.
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