Raquel Bitton

Raquel Bitton: The International Diva of the French Music-Hall and Cabaret.

By Maximillien de Lafayette

She is Edith Piaf’s soul, tears and joy, but she remains herself “The Grande Dame Raquel Bitton” with pure individuality, distinctive style and her own Jewish persona. Raquel Bitton is the foremost and single most important international singer responsible for reviving the repertoire of the legendary Edith Piaf worldwide.

Raquel Bitton made her mark on the French world of music. Her previous engagements, appearances and credits include music documentaries and singing for PBS, National Public Radio, recitals at “Carnegie Hall” in New York, concerts at the “Wilshire Theater” in Los Angeles, California, Montréal, “Place des Arts” in Canada, at the “Davies Symphony Hall”, the " Pops" series with the “Portland Maine Symphony”, “The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts” in Illinois, " Philadelphia Academy of Music", “The Broadway Performance Hall” in Seattle, the “Palace of Fine Arts” in San Francisco, California, the “Herbst Theater” (Production of the famous producer of “Bill Graham Presents”) at the “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” in Washington, D.C. in a performance of HEART; a Ballet show commissioned by the “San Francisco Ballet”, where Raquel sang with one hundred piece orchestra, the songs of Edith Piaf, the “San Francisco Opera House”, numerous appearances for various international stage productions based on the French film "Les Enfants du Paradis" (Children of Paradise), credit for the concept and scenario of "Hearts” (Le Ballet des Coeurs), and as an international authority on Piaf's life and music, she made a special appearance as a singer, commentator, historian, performer and story- teller of the life of Edith Piaf, for the inauguration of the World Premiere of the Piaf motion picture at the Denver Film Society and the Denver International Film Festival, as well as several international concerts around the globe, including Japan, England and Canada.

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