Hanoi (VNA) - Internationally acclaimed Canadian vocalist MélanieGall will perform at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on March 21as part of the International Francophonie Week.
Her concerts, shows andworkshops have spanned the globe, from Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand inSoutheast Asia, to Sudan and Chad in Africa, with a repertoire of Frenchsongs imbued with her Canadian identity.
She has written andtoured several solo shows throughout Canada and the US. Theseinclude: My Pal Izzy, based on the early life of American composer IrvingBerlin, The Sparrow and the Mouse: Creating the Music of Edith Piaf, aboutFrench chanteuse Edith Piaf and her half-sister Simone, and More Power toYour Knitting, Nell!, featuring knitting music from WWI and WWII.
Theaward-winning singer has taught and led voice and performance master classes in over a dozen schools in America, as well as inCanada, Europe and North Africa.
Her concert,organised by theEmbassy of Canada in Vietnam, will be held at 7pm on March 21 at the Academy, located at 77Hao Nam Street.-VNA
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