It does not say good-bye, but “Merci”. This is the title last world tour by Juliette Greco. Even if they did not want to call it that, her very last concert in Germany was the 88-year-old in Frankfurt their farewell concert.
In the city in which they had in 1959 stood for the first time on a German stage, was now instead , In the Alte Oper, the guest at a one-hour journey into the world of the classic French chanson became -. Nostalgic and timeless
your age you could tell Greco when she cautiously stepped onto the big stage and it even briefly stumbled. At the microphone, but sang the erstwhile muse of Parisian existentialists their songs not only full power
Stories of life, of love, of suffering
They played the songs literally:. Times gestured spreading and painted pictures in the air, sometimes she gently stroked her hands. The eyes wide awake and radiant. So she lived, as always in a black robe, compelling and believable stories that tell the Chansons: stories of life, love, suffering and the passion of longing and death
The energetic lady. dominated unabated not only the lyrics, but also every pose of striking and theatrical performances. Impressive as it is demonstrated in her big show how timeless both they themselves and the decades-old pieces.
hailed stations were very large numbers of big names, including “Amsterdam” or “Bruxelles” by Jacques Brel about or songs by Serge Gainsbourg and Léo Ferré, from which they “Paris canaille” took into the program.
Wetted appearance with 88 years
seductive With 88 years in a concert erotic “Déshabillez-moi” (Pull me out) and bleak the “Dialogue with Death” called “J’arrive” (Here I am) to sing without it acts embarrassing or strange that may probably allow a few. Juliette Greco but the one sang like the other with a naturalness and self-evident that you do not got the idea, anything could be inappropriate it.
It was no surprise that the 1800 fans in the nearly sold out hall the great lady of song from the first celebrated until the last moment. Intensity and duration of applause escalated from approximately half of song to song to the grand finale. Now all stood, cheered and radiated, some brought bouquets to the stage
Farewell to a legend
The last song of the last presentation. Jacques Brel classic “Ne me quitte pas” translated: Please do not go. GRECO went but then – but not without contrary to take the minute-long standing ovation happy, full visible gratitude and emotion, with warm smiles and heartfelt kiss hands, which she gave her fans
The man at the piano. who had accompanied them, together with the accordionist Jean-Louis Matinier the evening reliable, they sent a loud audible kiss through the microphone. It was Gérard Jouannest, with whom she has been married since 1968 and together since 1989.
The evening was an emotional farewell to a legend of the German concert stage. Who wants to experience again the so warm as energetic diva now has to travel to France. In their homeland Gréco will continue its farewell tour, which they do not want to call it that, until May 2016
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