It pains me to give this such a low score because I am a HUGE Celine Dion fan - have all her records! The reason I am giving this a low score is because too much of the show was Celine singing song from other artists, versus her own hits. Maybe she is tired of singing those songs or wants to pay homage to the artists that inspired her. But I paid top dollar because I wanted to hear HER hits - and left disappointed.
So disappointed in fact that I didn't bother to stop in the gift store to purchase souvenirs like I usually do when I am on an emotional high after leaving a concert that makes me feel good.
Yes her singing is stellar - she could sing the yellow pages and it would SOUND good but would you want to hear that? And far too many of the songs she covered were slow, somber, even a bit depressing - (Janis Ian's at 17 for example). Not really the mood I want to be in while in Vegas. Great production, poor playlist.
There was a segment where she subjected us to home movies of her kids, which I might have enjoyed if she sang a cover song that she is noted for such as "The first time ever I saw your face." But instead she picked the slowest, least known song by Billy Joel. ( I am a Billy Joel fan and had never heard that song).
I wish I had seen her when she did her A New Day concert which appeared to be much more upbeat.
Also there is a beautiful mannequin of Celine Dion inside and it would have been great to take a photo beside it and put on my facebook page. But NO. You can't take a photo - unless you want to pay the photographer to take it for you with the money going to "charity". I felt like I was being nickled and dimed.