Posted10 July 2022, 00:53
The star did not disappoint his fans when he came to Stravinsky on Saturday. She didn’t want to leave the stage anymore.
Diana Ross revisited her repertoire of sixty years of hits, from “I’m Coming Out” to “Upside Down”.
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It’s a jam-packed Stravinsky that Diana Ross completely turned around on Saturday night. The 78-year-old artist appeared on the auditorium stage performing “I’m coming out”, a hit released in 1980. Dressed in an orange cape and a black dress tinted with bright spots, she announced the color from the first notes. The evening will be festive and nostalgic and will revisit sixty of his career summed up in a tour called “Thank You”, which might be his last.
Full of energy, the diva has proven that her voice can still reach the beautiful high notes of “More Today than Yesterday” or “You Can’t Hurry Love”, key songs from the 60s which revealed her with the Surpremes. She also took over a lot of titles from the mythical female trio, such as “My Baby Love” or “Stop! In the Name of Love». Surrounded by four singers (and helped by a nice effect on her microphone), Diana Ross chained the songs before taking her time with the public in the middle of her 100-minute performance. She said the airport lost her luggage and the three dresses from that night are the only ones she has left. “I hope to find my suitcases tomorrow,” she concluded with humor.
“Upside Down” shouted by the public
She started “Don’t Explain”, which she had never sung before during this tour. “I thought it was a jazz festival, so we’re going to play a little,” she said before launching into a piano voice where she dared to bare herself. A magical moment but which ended up dragging on, Diana Ross presenting each of her ten musicians. Luckily, the opening notes of “Upside Down” rang out right following, and the audience screamed every lyric, no doubt imagining this was the last time they would see the legend up close.
From Motown to soul to disco, Diana Ross navigated her repertoire with class. Despite struggling with her headset, she ended the show with “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “I Will Survive.” But Diana Ross was not planning to leave the stage anytime soon during this last concert before a well-deserved month-long break. She sat on the edge of the stage, talking at length regarding her pleasure to be here and brought her children and grandchildren, a large smala with whom she performed “Thank You” before fading into her sequin dress. She will have enlightened us to the end.