Hiba Tawaji to Perform at Notre Dame Cathedral Reopening Ceremony
The Lebanese songstress will be joined by famed opera singers Pretty Yende and Julie Fuchs.
Lebanese artist Hiba Tawaji is set to perform at the highly-anticipated grand reopening ceremony of Paris’ iconic Notre Dame Cathedral on December 7th.
In April 2019, a structural fire broke out under the eaves of Notre Dame Cathedral, leaving its wooden roof, spire and upper walls severely damaged. The cathedral has undergone a five-year restoration process that cost over EUR 840 million, and is now set to reopen with a ceremony featuring solemn rituals and grand operatic music.
Tawaji will perform alongside famed sopranos Pretty Yende and Julie Fuchs, as well as Chinese pianist Lang Lang, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo.
In 2015, Tawaji gained prominence in France by participating in the fourth season of ‘The Voice: La Plus Belle Voix’, establishing herself in the Lebanese and Arab music scene with her four-octave vocal range. She was also cast as Esmeralda in the 2016 revival of the musical ‘Notre-Dame de Paris’, and has been performing extensively in Paris and several cities across the globe.
The ceremony will be broadcast on the French public television channel, France 2.
