Herodion Theatre, Athens (GR), July 1, 2013

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Jazzy Krall To Perform at Herodion

On July 1, renowned Canadian singer and jazz pianist, Diana Krall will make an appearance at Herodion Theatre. With the consent of the Central Archaeological Council, after the request of the Canadian Embassy in Greece, members of the CAC unanimously gave the green light for granting the monument’s use.

Krall, wife of the famous British musician Elvis Costello and mother of twin boys, was in Athens in 2006 when she also performed at Herodion during the Athens Festival and in 2010 appeared at the Terra Vibe in Malakasa.

Krall is known for her contralto voice, the lowest female voice category. She is considered to be one of the most successful singers worldwide, and has sold more than 15 million albums around the world, including six million in the U.S. She has won two Grammy Awards, nine gold, three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums. In October 2012 she released an album, Glad Rag Doll.

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Krall fulfills patriotic duty during Canada Day performance in Athens

There were no fireworks, no Canadian flags or beer and certainly no maple syrup or butter tarts. But the performance at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the ancient outdoor theatre on the southwest slope of the Acropolis, could not have been a better advertisement for the richness of Canadian culture.

“Happy Canada Day,” Diana Krall told more than 4,000 enthusiastic fans – a full house – on the hot July 1 evening as she began her concert. The setting was magical: the remnants of ancient walls and arches forming a backdrop to the stage, with gently changing lighting turning the stones red, then blue and ochre. The near vertical seating ensured that no one had a bad view, and gave the concert something close to the intimacy of a nightclub.

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Lonely Avenue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPnPF3aqKYk
Departure Bay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2D0OTNa_dc

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Krall fulfills patriotic duty during Canada Day performance in Athens

There were no fireworks, no Canadian flags or beer and certainly no maple syrup or butter tarts. But the performance at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the ancient outdoor theatre on the southwest slope of the Acropolis, could not have been a better advertisement for the richness of Canadian culture.

“Happy Canada Day,” Diana Krall told more than 4,000 enthusiastic fans – a full house – on the hot July 1 evening as she began her concert. The setting was magical: the remnants of ancient walls and arches forming a backdrop to the stage, with gently changing lighting turning the stones red, then blue and ochre. The near vertical seating ensured that no one had a bad view, and gave the concert something close to the intimacy of a nightclub.

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Krall fulfills patriotic duty during Canada Day performance in Athens

There were no fireworks, no Canadian flags or beer and certainly no maple syrup or butter tarts. But the performance at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the ancient outdoor theatre on the southwest slope of the Acropolis, could not have been a better advertisement for the richness of Canadian culture.

“Happy Canada Day,” Diana Krall told more than 4,000 enthusiastic fans – a full house – on the hot July 1 evening as she began her concert. The setting was magical: the remnants of ancient walls and arches forming a backdrop to the stage, with gently changing lighting turning the stones red, then blue and ochre. The near vertical seating ensured that no one had a bad view, and gave the concert something close to the intimacy of a nightclub.

It was Krall’s first performance at the Odeon since her twin boys were born six years ago (their father is Elvis Costello) and she fulfilled her patriotic duty with a gentle sprinkling of Canadian content – songs by Joni Mitchell, a rousing rendition of Ophelia, by that honourary-Canadian band, The Band, and Departure Bay, a song composed by Krall and Costello that commemorates Krall’s Nanaimo, B.C., home.

The rest of her well-rounded performance featured numbers from her new new Glad Rag Doll album, along with classics from Nat King Col and Fats Waller, with Tom Wait’s Temptation thrown into the mix. The captivated audience included several cabinet ministers in the government of prime minister Antonis Samaras, and modern Greece’s most famous export, singer Nana Mouskouri. One of the best-selling female recording artists of all time, she is said to have sold 350-million records in her long and prolific career. Though the number has never been verified, there is no doubt she is one of the most adored and successful European artists since the Second World War.

Krall told the audience that she was honoured that Mouskouri had watched her performance. It was evidently an emotional evening for the elder singer. She is 79 and gave her farewell performance in the same theatre in 2008.

The Canadian evening did not happen by accident. It was orchestrated by Robert Peck, Canada’s ambassador to Greece, who invited both Krall and Mouskouri, who lives in Geneva, to Athens and worked on every detail, right down to arranging the flights for Krall and her band. Peck understands well that a middle power like Canada is best promoted through the arts, and that cultural diplomacy, done well, can leave an audience with a lingering feel-good attitude towards Canada.

Krall lived up to the best of the Canadian stereotypes, not only wowing the audience with her sultry voice and considerable talent at the keyboard, but charming the audience with her low-key, self-deprecating humour, praising her husband for being a good father as well as a great song writer, and covering with grace when a microphone failed.

Mouskouri too was a superb ambassador for Canada that evening, telling almost everyone she met how much she adores the country. In May, she collected an honourary degree from McGill University and her two children live in Quebec. She made her Canadian singing debut at the Place des Arts in Montreal in 1965 and goes there often.

Krall and Mouskouri, who had never met before, couldn’t stop talking at the post-concert reception at a restaurant with magnificent views of the floodlit Parthenon. At one point, Mouskouri removed a chunky ring and gave it to Krall as a gift of friendship. Peck said the gesture was “spontaneous,” a symbol of their instant bonding.

Judging from Mouskouri’s smile during the performance, she has become a Krall fan. But she may also have been smiling because she can’t wait to get back on stage herself. In October, this remarkably well preserved and energetic singer will launch a year-long global tour will take her to ten Canadian cities. Mouskouri does not take to retirement well.

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The Diana Krall spoke between songs, often repeat the emotion of the fact that he played again at Herodium, six years after its first appearance in this historic area




H Diana Krall μάγεψε το κοινό στο Ηρώδειο
Εμφάνιση γεμάτη λάμψη, γοητεία και πολλά τραγούδια

H διάσημη τραγουδίστρια, πιανίστρια, στιχουργός και συνθέτης, η μοναδική Diana Krall, έδωσε χθες βράδυ την καλύτερη, κατά γενική ομολογία, συναυλία της στην Αθήνα.

Η Krall εμφανίστηκε λίγο μετά τις 9 το βράδυ στο κατάμεστο Θέατρο Ηρώδου του Αττικού, μαζί με την πενταμελή εξαιρετική μπάντα της και παρουσίασαν ένα πρόγραμμα μιάμισης ώρας γεμάτο τραγούδια, λάμψη, jazz και blues γοητεία.

Συναισθηματικές ερμηνείες

Ξεχώρισαν οι συναισθηματικές ερμηνείες της στα «Just Like A Butterfly That's Caught In The Rain», «Prairie Lullaby», «Lonely Avenue», «Temptation» του Τομ Γουέιτς, και η αναφορά της στον αγαπημένο Nat King Cole και στον σύζυγό της, Elvis Costello, με ένα τραγούδι του οποίου έκλεισε την βραδιά.

Η Diana Krall, γοητευτική και χαρούμενη, μιλούσε ανάμεσα στα τραγούδια, επαναλάμβανε συχνά την συγκίνησή της για το γεγονός ότι έπαιζε και πάλι στο Ηρώδειο, 6 χρόνια μετά την πρώτη της εμφάνιση στον ιστορικό αυτό χώρο που τόσο αγαπά, ενώ κατά την διάρκεια της συναυλίας μοιράστηκε προσωπικές της στιγμές με το κοινό. Συχνές ήταν οι αναφορές στα παιδιά της (ήταν έγκυος στην προηγούμενη συναυλία της στο Ηρώδειο) και στον διάσημο σύζυγό της.

Θερμό χειροκρότημα

H πολυσχιδής καλλιτέχνις που με τις επιτυχίες της κατάφερε να ξαναφέρει την jazz μουσική στο παγκόσμιο προσκήνιο, κέρδισε το πιο θερμό χειροκρότημα και επανήλθε στη σκηνή του Ηρωδείου μετά το τέλος του προγράμματός της για ένα encore με 3 τραγούδια και πολύ κέφι, ανταποδίδοντας την αγάπη του ελληνικού κοινού.

Ξεχωριστές προσωπικότητες

Η «μεγάλη κυρία της jazz» συγκέντρωσε στο Ηρώδειο ξεχωριστές προσωπικότητες από την πολιτική σκηνή, τον επιχειρηματικό και τον καλλιτεχνικό χώρο. Ανάμεσά τους και η υπουργός Τουρισμού, Όλγα Κεφαλογιάννη, ο υπουργός Παιδείας, Κωνσταντίνος Αρβανιτόπουλος, ο Πρέσβης του Καναδά, Robert Peck με την σύζυγό του Μαρία, ο Πρέσβης της Ισπανίας, Alfonso Lucini, ο πρόεδρος της Pernod Ricard Hellas, Cristophe Lemarie, η γενική διευθύντρια της Colliers Hellas, Anna Vukovic, η Νανά Μούσχουρη με τον σύζυγό της, ο Γιάννης Βακαρέλης και η σύζυγός του, ο Μανώλης Μητσιάς, ο Θανάσης Λάλας, ο καλλιτεχνικός διευθυντής του Φεστιβάλ Αθηνών και Επιδαύρου, Γιώργος Λούκος κ.ά..

Η συναυλία πραγματοποιήθηκε υπό την αιγίδα του Υπουργείου Τουρισμού και της Καναδικής Πρεσβείας και στο πλαίσιο του εορτασμού της 70ης επετείου από την εγκαθίδρυση των διπλωματικών σχέσεων Ελλάδας – Καναδά, παράλληλα με την ευκαιρία της Εθνικής Γιορτής του Καναδά (1η Ιουλίου), τονίζοντας τους ιδιαίτερα στενούς δεσμούς ανάμεσα στους δύο λαούς.

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Diana Krall enchanted the audience at Herodium
View full glow, charm and lots of songs

H famous singer, pianist, songwriter and composer, the only Diana Krall, gave last night the best, admittedly, concert in Athens.

The Krall appeared shortly after 9 pm in the crowded theater of Herodes Atticus, along with five great band and had a half hour program full of songs, shine, jazz and blues charm.

Emotional interpretations

Rater emotional interpretations of the «Just Like A Butterfly That's Caught In The Rain», «Prairie Lullaby», «Lonely Avenue», «Temptation» Tom Waits, and the mention of his favorite Nat King Cole and her husband, Elvis Costello, a song which closed the night.

The Diana Krall, charming and happy, talking between songs often repeat the emotion of the fact that he played again at Herodium, six years after its first appearance in this historic area so loves, while during the concert shared personal moments with the audience. Were frequent references to her children (she was pregnant in the previous concert at the Herodion) and famous husband.

Warm applause

multifaceted artist who with his successes managed to bring back the jazz music on the world stage, won the most applause and returned to the scene of Herod Atticus after the end of the program for an encore with 3 songs and lots of fun, reciprocating his love of Greek together.

Notable personalities

The "grand dame of jazz» garnered Herodium separate personalities from politics, business and artistic space. Among them was the Minister of Tourism, Olga Kefalogiannis Education Minister, Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, Ambassador of Canada, Robert Peck and his wife Maria, the Ambassador of Spain, Alfonso Lucini, chairman of Pernod Ricard Hellas, Cristophe Lemarie, general Director of Colliers Hellas, Anna Vukovic, Nana Mouskouri with her husband, John Vakarelis and his wife, Manolis Mitsias, Thanasis Lalas, the artistic director of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, George Loukos etcetera.

The concert was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and the Canadian Embassy and to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Greece - Canada, along with the occasion of National Day of Canada (July 1), highlighting the particularly close ties between our two peoples.



The wife of Canadian Ambassador Maria Peck, general director of Colliers Hellas lady Anna Vukovic, Nana Mouskouri, the Diana Krall, o Christophe Lemarie and the Ambassador of Canada, Mr. Robert Peck



Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni with President of Pernod Ricard Christophe Lemarie

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Sold out η συναυλία της Diana Krall στο Ηρώδειο

H διάσημη τραγουδίστρια, πιανίστρια, στιχουργός και συνθέτης, η μοναδική Diana Krall έδωσε χτες βράδυ την καλύτερη, κατά γενική ομολογία, συναυλία της στην Αθήνα. Eμφανίστηκε λίγο μετά τις 9.00μμ στο κατάμεστο Θέατρο Ηρώδου του Αττικού, μαζί με την πενταμελή εξαιρετική μπάντα της και παρουσίασαν ένα πρόγραμμα μιάμισης ώρας γεμάτο τραγούδια, λάμψη, jazz και blues γοητεία και αληθινή απόλαυση. Ξεχώρισαν οι συναισθηματικές ερμηνείες της στα «Just Like A Butterfly That's Caught In The Rain», «Prairie Lullaby», «Lonely Avenue», «Temptation» του Τομ Γουέιτς, η αναφορά της στον αγαπημένο Nat King Cole και στον σύζυγό της Elvis Costello με ένα τραγούδι του οποίου έκλεισε την βραδιά. Η Diana Krall, γοητευτική και χαρούμενη, μιλούσε ανάμεσα στα τραγούδια, επαναλάμβανε συχνά την συγκίνησή της για το γεγονός ότι έπαιζε και πάλι στο Ηρώδειο, 6 χρόνια μετά την πρώτη της εμφάνιση στον ιστορικό αυτό χώρο που τόσο αγαπά και μοιράστηκε καθόλη την διάρκεια της συναυλίας προσωπικές στιγμές με το κοινό. Συχνές ήταν οι αναφορές στα παιδιά της (ήταν έγκυος στην προηγούμενη συναυλία της στο Ηρώδειο) και στον διάσημο σύζυγό της τον σπουδαίο Elvis Costello. H πολυσχιδής καλλιτέχνις που με τις επιτυχίες της κατάφερε να ξαναφέρει την jazz μουσική στο παγκόσμιο προσκήνιο, κέρδισε το πιο θερμό χειροκρότημα και επανήλθε στη σκηνή του Ηρωδείου μετά το τέλος του προγράμματός της για ένα encore με 3 τραγούδια και πολύ κέφι ανταποδίδοντας την αγάπη του ελληνικού κοινού. Η απόλυτη Καναδέζα jazz superstar συγκέντρωσε στο Ηρώδειο ξεχωριστές προσωπικότητες από την πολιτική σκηνή, τον επιχειρηματικό και τον καλλιτεχνικό χώρο. Ανάμεσά τους και η Υπουργός Τουρισμού κυρία Όλγα Κεφαλογιάννη, ο Υπουργός Παιδείας κύριος Κωνσταντίνος Αρβανιτόπουλος, ο Πρέσβης του Καναδά κύριος Robert Peck με την σύζυγό του Μαρία– η συναυλία τελούσε υπό την αιγίδα της Καναδικής Πρεσβείας -, ο Πρέσβης της Ισπανίας κύριος Alfonso Lucini, ο πρόεδρος της Pernod Ricard Hellas κος Cristophe Lemarie, η γενική διευθύντρια της Colliers Hellas κυρία Anna Vukovic, ο Πρόεδρος και Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος των ΕΛΤΑ κύριος Κωστής Μελαχρινός, η Νανά Μούσχουρη με τον σύζυγό της, ο Γιάννης Βακαρέλης και η σύζυγός του, ο Μανώλης Μητσιάς, ο Θανάσης Λάλας, ο καλλιτεχνικός διευθυντής του Φεστιβάλ Αθηνών & Επιδαύρου Γιώργος Λούκος και αρκετοί ακόμα καλλιτέχνες και δημοσιογράφοι. Η συναυλία αυτή πραγματοποιήθηκε υπό την Αιγίδα του Υπουργείου Τουρισμού και της Καναδικής Πρεσβείας και στο πλαίσιο του εορτασμού της 70ης επετείου από την εγκαθίδρυση των διπλωματικών σχέσεων Ελλάδας – Καναδά, παράλληλα με την ευκαιρία της Εθνικής Γιορτής του Καναδά (1η Ιουλίου) τονίζοντας τους ιδιαίτερα στενούς δεσμούς ανάμεσα στους δύο λαούς. Βand line-up Diana Krall - piano/vocals Stuart Duncan - guitars/violin Aram Bajakian - guitar Dennis Crouch - upright bass Patrick Warren - keyboards Karriem Riggins – drums


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Google translation:

Sold out concert of Diana Krall Herodium

Famous singer, pianist, songwriter and composer, the only Diana Krall gave last night the best, admittedly, concert in Athens. Emfanistike shortly after 9.00pm in the crowded theater of Herodes Atticus, along with five great band and had a half hour program full of songs, shine, jazz and blues charm and true enjoyment. Rater emotional interpretations of the «Just Like A Butterfly That's Caught In The Rain», «Prairie Lullaby», «Lonely Avenue», «Temptation» Tom Waits, the mention of his favorite Nat King Cole and her husband Elvis Costello with a song which closed the night. The Diana Krall, charming and happy, talking between songs often repeat the emotion of the fact that he played again at Herodium, six years after its first appearance in this historic area so loves and shared throughout the duration of the concert personal moments with the audience. Were frequent references to her children (she was pregnant in the previous concert at the Herodion) and the famous wife of the great Elvis Costello. H multifaceted artist who with his successes managed to bring back the jazz music on the world stage, won the most applause and returned to the scene of Herod Atticus after the end of the program for an encore with 3 songs and fun reciprocating his love Greek public . The ultimate Canadian jazz superstar garnered Herodium separate personalities from politics, business and artistic space. Among them was the Tourism Minister Ms. Olga Kefalogiannis Education Minister Mr. Constantinos Arvanitopoulos, Ambassador of Canada Mr. Robert Peck and his wife Maria concert was held under the auspices of the Canadian Embassy - The Ambassador of Spain Mr. Alfonso Lucini, the Chairman of Pernod Ricard Hellas Mr. Cristophe Lemarie, general director of Colliers Hellas lady Anna Vukovic, President and CEO of ELTA main Kostis Brunette, Nana Mouskouri with her husband, John Vakarelis and his wife, Manolis Mitsias, Thanasis Lalas, the artistic director of the Athens & Epidaurus Festival George Luke and many more artists and journalists. This concert was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and the Canadian Embassy and to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Greece - Canada, along with the occasion of National Day of Canada (July 1) highlighting particularly close ties between our two peoples. Vand line-up Diana Krall - piano / vocals Stuart Duncan - guitars / violin Aram Bajakian - guitar Dennis Crouch - upright bass Patrick Warren - keyboards Karriem Riggins - drums

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Preview: http://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/670252

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Ophelia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ2DhUg6HvM