The Notre Dame Cathedral will reopen its doors on December 7, after what was the devastating fire of 2019. The five years of reconstruction have finally concluded and in Paris they will celebrate, among other things, with the performance of classical music stars.
The December 7 concert will close the first day of the reopening ceremonies, which will begin with a speech by the French president Emmanuel Macron in the cathedral atrium, followed by a liturgical ceremony attended by foreign leaders, whose list has not yet been revealed. During this ceremony a first concert will also be offered.
The artists who will perform at the reopening of Notre Dame
Regarding musical performances, the Chinese painist Lang Lang and the Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel They will say present that Saturday night. It will also be South African soprano Pretty Yendeknown for singing at the coronation of King Charles III. The show, which will take place in the cathedral atrium at 8:05 p.m. GMT, will be broadcast jointly by Radio France.
The concert will highlight the participation of the Philharmonic Orchestra Radio France -directed by Dudamel-, as well as the Franco-Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvilithe French-American cellist Yo-Yo Mathe prodigious Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich and the French-Swiss tenor Benjamin Bernheim.
On the other hand, in the field of pop music there is the Franco-Beninese star Angelique Kidjo and the Canadian singer Garou; while there will be only one DJ, the French Michael Canitrotknown for his shows that fuse electronic music, cultural heritage and digital art, and who performed in iconic locations such as the Eiffel Tower.
After celebrations, masses and blessings, the public will be able to visit the cathedral in the afternoon of December 8from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., but there will likely be long lines and long waiting times to enter.
The cathedral hopes to receive between 14 and 15 million visitors per year, who will be able to enter free by reserving your ticket online, through the website, social networks or a specific application.
What is the new Notre Dame Cathedral like?
The project of the iconic French monument, which took more than five years of reconstruction since its fire he April 15, 2019cost around 840 million euros (US$882 million) and was financed exclusively with donations.
He work in the cathedral left no trace of the incident, its bright cream-colored limestone walls, its high and imposing ceilings, the new stonework and the delicate golden angels, once again turn this space into a show.
To be able remove toxic dust released when the fire melted the cathedral’s lead roofs, they were used powerful vacuum cleaners and then spray thin layers of latex on the surface, which were then removed to remove the dirt.
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