Véronique Claveau thrives on new challenges and fun projects. When the opportunity arose to meet his long-time friend Marc-André Fortin on stage for the new show Disney in concert: A dream is a wish faced her, the singer couldn’t refuse her anything.
After dubbing Anna in the Frozen films, the multi-talented actress will this weekend have the great pleasure of reprising the song “Le Renouveau”, which she had not sung since the vocal recordings in the studio in 2013.
“And I will have the chance to do it with the orchestra [Philharmonique du Québec] at Wilfrid-Pelletier… it will definitely be a special moment for me,” she said between two rehearsals. The film was a huge hit with his small family who came to one of the screenings. “My daughter is still wearing her Elsa dress,” she confirmed with a laugh.
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This short-lived, weekend-only event will spotlight musical classics from Disney films from Cinderella to Moana.
“There will really be multiple styles; “The Cars” is a little more rock, “The Princess and the Frog” is set in New Orleans, so it’s a little more Cajun music,” said Joël Legendre, who directed the production, a first on Willfrid-Pelletier’s legendary stages.
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“It’s like Disney has always brought me happiness in my life; The first time I dubbed was with Aladin, and the first time I will perform in Montreal’s largest theater was again with Disney. It seems to accompany me,” he added with a broad smile in the rehearsal room on Thursday.
He also said he was much “happier” bringing 50 musicians and four singers on stage than singing the theme song “Un Nouveau Monde.” “I have no regrets. I think it’s great that Marc-André sings it, and he sings it really well,” he continued.
An international show
Disney in Concert is an international format that Just for Laughs is getting its hands on. Joël Legendre then adapted it and translated it into a French-language version.
“One special thing I added was post-dubbing, like dubbing, because I saw characters talking but there were no words… it was louder.” I’ve been doing this for 35 years, I added “The Little ones,” said the director.
The four artists, Véronique Claveau, Marc-André Fortin, Sarah-Maude Desgagnés and Philippe Touzel, are beautifully dressed and accompanied by the Orchester Philharmonique du Québec conducted by Alexandre Da Costa, while cartoons are projected on a huge screen.
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Projects don’t expand
In an interview with the QMI agency, Véronique Claveau admitted that she has a weakness for relatively short projects where she can touch on everything. “It’s a world where there is so much opportunity and so much talent. I enjoy getting to know people and discovering others,” she said, citing her colleague Sarah-Maude as an example, whom she finds extraordinary and whose talent fascinates her.
“A project like Disney in concert will not come back, it is a moment that I enjoy, but after that it is over and we move on to something else,” added the winner of the first season of Singers Masked.
Disney in Concert: A Dream is a Wish will be performed November 24-26 at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts.