La vie en rose - Edith Piaf: ihr Leben, ihre Lieder

In the organizer's words:

La vie en rose

Biographical chanson evening with Meike Fabian and her band

Édith Piaf's songs are among the most famous in the world. She became a megastar with La vie en rose, Milord, Padam padam, Non, je ne regrette rien and Hymne à l'amour. Until her early death at the age of 47, love remained her main theme - in her chansons and in life. Her first record was released in 1935. When Piaf sings, she lives, she conjures, she searches - melancholy, desperate, defiant. With her powerful, expressive and passionate voice, she became the epitome of French chanson and was admired worldwide. "A chanson is nothing small or insignificant. It contains all pain and suffering, but also all earthly joys and all hope," she said in an interview. For Piaf, the quality of a good chanson is first and foremost the poetry, then the music. It should be simple, popular and not vulgar. And a simple story, not complicated - a reflection on life. She penned several texts, for example La vie en rose (1946), one of her most famous and most covered songs.

Meike Fabian as narrator and impressive Piaf interpreter, together with her fabulous band, immerses the audience in the life of Édith Piaf. She brings to life encounters with artists and lovers, such as Marlene Dietrich, Charles Aznavour, Georges Moustaki and Yves Montand.