She is a representative of the French chanson
She is a household name "little lark"
Her classic song "Life of a Rose"
It is also a symbol of Piaf's artistic career
Beautiful and moving, indispensable
Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf
Tudor said, "French is the most beautiful language in the world," and among the singers who chanted chansons in this beautiful language, Edith Piaf was the gentlest and most beautiful lark.
The hot summer is not over The mid-autumn is coming
August let's savor what belongs together
Edith Piaf's "Life of a Rose"
From street singing to Carnegie Hall in New York, Piaf has performed more than 200 unforgettable songs. This "French little lark" is regarded as a national treasure by France, and her song flies into the hearts of people all over the world. When we re-listen to these songs, we can still see the appearance of paris from the last century.
"Rose Life" lyrics poster
The world-famous song "La vie en rose" is Edith Piaf's most famous masterpiece, with lyrics filled in by Piaf herself and melodies written by Louis Gugliemi.
A maid
A life of roses
In 1946, Piaf sang "Rose Life" for the first time. At first, because of its unique and novel style, everyone was not optimistic about this song, but unexpectedly, "Rose Life" quickly swept France, the melody was all over the streets of France, and it was also this song that also pushed Piaf to the status of the French Chanthon Queen. As a result, "Rose Life" has become synonymous with the French "Chanson", known as "The Twenty Greatest Chansons in France", and its influence has spread around the world, once being sung 66 times, and even regarded as the French national anthem.
Movie version of "Rose Life"
Shortly after its release, "Life of a Rose" was translated into English for singing, and Mark David filled in The English lyrics on top of the original melody. After being performed by the famous American jazz singer Louis Armstrong, "Rose Life" has become a world famous song, and Lisa Ono, Sophie Marceau, Liu Huan, etc. have all undergone new interpretations, many times as the interludes of "Two Little Guessless", "Saving Private Ryan", "WALL-E" and "No Thief in the World".
Italian tenor André Bocelli, also known as the "fourth tenor", also sang "Life of the Rose" to achieve a cross-temporal duet with Edith Piaf, queen of chansons. The work was also adapted by the late Chen Baiqiang into "Pink Life", and the song has also been used as a Cantonese film interlude many times.
In the future Piaf's record albums, "Rose Life" is an indispensable track. In 1998, a documentary about Piaf was called "Life of a Rose." In 2007, the film "Life of a Rose", starring Marion Cotillard, told the life of Piaf, for which Godia won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
In Piaf's biographical film "Rose Life", this song is more assiduous and unforgettable under her interpretation, and Piaf's extreme desire for love and despair of not being able to obtain love are endlessly repeated in the song. In the film, Piaf finally waddled on stage, singing less than two sentences, and fell directly to the ground, in the familiar and beautiful melody of "Rose Life", she ended her life of sorrow and joy...
Our "little lark" Piaf
Above the stage Under the spotlight
Deep sad eyes
Shallow singing whispers her rose life
She is Edith Piaf
Acted out as a name
Original French Stage Music Biography "Life of the Rose"
Performance time
August 15 and 16, 2019 19:30 (Thursday and Friday)
August 17 and 18, 2019 15:00/19:30 (Sat, Sun)
Performance location
Foshan Grand Theatre - Grand Theatre
Performance ticket price
580, 380, 280, 180, 100, 80 (Thu)
Double Package: RMB 900 (580*2), RMB 600 (380*2)
680, 480, 380, 280, 180, 100 (Fri, Sat)
Double Package: RMB 1080 (680*2), RMB 800 (480*2)
Length of performance
120 minutes
(including 20 minutes of intermission)
*Sung in French with Chinese subtitles