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VIDEO MESSAGE
In early March 2011 Celine Dion appeared online during a very special message for her fans giving them a quick update before her grand return to the stage with the new residency show, "Celine". The message was recorded few time ago during the rehearsals for the show.
WARDROBE TEST
On March 4, 2011 and 11 days before the premiere, Celine Dion had the last wardrobe test at her dressing room in the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, USA for the upcoming residency show, "Celine". She was accompanied by her personal stylist, Annie Hort along with other assistants. Footage from this day could be seen on the TV special about Celine titled "Celine: 3 Boys and a New Show", aired on OWN channel in USA in October 2011.
TWINS BAPTISM
On March 5, 2011 Celine Dion´s 4-month-old twins Eddy and Nelson were baptized in Las Vegas, USA, with 200 friends and family members in attendance. "It was a beautiful, traditional family ceremony", Celine´s rep tells PEOPLE of the Melkite Greek Catholic rite, which featured chanted prayers and songs and honored the heritage of Celine´s husband and manager, Rene Angelil. Five godparents stood up for the twins, who wore gowns by Baby Dior during the ceremony at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church: the twins´ big brother Rene Charles, 10; Celine´s sister Linda; and Angelil´s three oldest children, Patrick, Jean-Pierre and Anne-Marie Angelil. Also on the guest list: the doctors who helped make Celine´s dream of becoming a mother again come true, as well as those who treated Angelil´s throat cancer more than a decade ago.
ON REHEARSALS
On March 5, 2011 in the afternoon and right after the baptism ceremony of the twins, Eddy and Nelson, at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Las Vegas, USA, Celine Dion immediately returned to the Colosseum of the Caesars Palace for another rehearsal for the upcoming residency show, "Celine". Footage from this day could be seen on the TV special about Celine titled "Celine: 3 Boys and a New Show", aired on OWN channel in USA in October 2011.
ON REHEARSALS
On March 10, 2011 Celine Dion was on rehearsals for the new residency show "Celine" at the Colosseum of the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, USA. Actually, this was a practice for a dress rehearsal she gave that night open only to family, and few employees of the Caesars Palace.
ON INTERVIEW
On March 12, 2011 Celine Dion and her husband and manager, Rene Angelil, were interviewed by Dany Bouchard, from the famous Le Journal de Montréal. The Quebec newspaper revealed some secrets from the upcoming show in Las Vegas. Celine and Rene talked about the new show, as their new life in Las Vegas with the twins boys.
ON BACKSTAGE
On March 15, 2011 on the day of the premiere of the new residency show, "Celine" at the Colosseum of the Casars Palace in Las Vegas, USA, Celine Dion was filmed on backstage getting ready for the opening night. She was accompanied by her assistants including her personal stylist, Annie Hort. Footage from this day could be seen on the TV special about Celine titled "Celine: 3 Boys and a New Show", aired on OWN channel in USA in October 2011.
ON REHEARSALS
On March 15, 2011 on the day of the premiere of the new residency show, "Celine" at the Colosseum of the Casars Palace in Las Vegas, USA, Celine Dion made the last soundcheck with the musicians before the opening night. Imitating singer Cher, Celine performed a fragment of the famous Cher´s song, "Believe". Footage from this day could be seen on the TV special about Celine titled "Celine: 3 Boys and a New Show", aired on OWN channel in USA in October 2011.
ON BACKSTAGE
On March 15, 2011 on the day of the premiere of the new residency show, "Celine" at the Colosseum of the Casars Palace in Las Vegas, USA, Celine Dion was filmed on backstage minutes before the show, getting ready for the opening night. She also talked with her husband and manager Rene Angelil, and even with her son, Rene Charles. Footage from this day could be seen on the TV special about Celine titled "Celine: 3 Boys and a New Show", aired on OWN channel in USA in October 2011.
PRESS CONFERENCE
On March 15, 2011 Celine Dion gave a press conference at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, USA right after the premiere of her new residency show titled "Celine" at the Colosseum of the Casino. Caesars Palace President, Gary Selesner, the president of AEG Live/Concerts West, John Meglen and the Grammy Award-winning director, Ken Ehrlich also talked at the conference. Following Celine´s debut performance of her new show, she answered questions about the show, her family and world events. Celine was asked if movies were next on her agenda. "Probably, I certainly would love to and acting is definitely something that I've been talking about for years", she said. John Meglen, which produces Celine´s show, said: "Celine is an extraordinary artist. She always delivers. The experience of getting to this night has been nothing but joy. It´s just been wonderful. Over the course of the process of the show, I was often asked if I was nervous about it. Honestly, I wasn´t, and I don´t think that any of us who worked on this show was, either. It´s because we knew who it was that was in front of us all. You just know that when you have an artist of Celine´s magnitude and abilities".
ON REHEARSALS
On March 16, 2011 and after the premiere of the new residency show, "Celine" at the Colosseum of the Casars Palace in Las Vegas, USA the day before, Celine Dion was again on rehearsals at the Colosseum with the musicians, for the second night of the new show. Footage from this day could be seen on the TV special about Celine titled "Celine: 3 Boys and a New Show", aired on OWN channel in USA in October 2011.
ON BACKSTAGE
On March 16, 2011 on the second day of the new residency show, "Celine" at the Colosseum of the Casars Palace in Las Vegas, USA, Celine Dion was filmed on backstage minutes before the show, getting ready for that night. Footage from this day could be seen on the TV special about Celine titled "Celine: 3 Boys and a New Show", aired on OWN channel in USA in October 2011.
IN LAS VEGAS
On March 16, 2011 after the second show of the new residency show, "Celine" at the Colosseum of the Casars Palace in Las Vegas, USA, Celine Dion and her husband and manager, Rene Angelil returned to their penthouse at the Caesars Palace. There, Celine met with her son, Rene Charles. Footage from this day could be seen on the TV special about Celine titled "Celine: 3 Boys and a New Show", aired on OWN channel in USA in October 2011.
ON TV SHOW
On March 16, 2011 Celine Dion appeared on interview during the broadcast of the famous Quebec show "Salut Bonjour", aired on TVA channel in Canada. During the interview, Celine said she´s very happy (about her new show in Vegas), she said that everyone´s talking about her dresses and Annie (her stylist) should be happy. Celine also talked about her waist and how she´s lucky to get her shape back. She said she has lots of work and stress, but she´s back. Celine´s husband, Rene Angelil also was interviewed. The interview took place at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, USA right after the conference that Celine gave after the premiere of the show on March 15, 2011.
ON TV SHOW
On March 16, 2011 Celine Dion appeared on interview during the broadcast of the famous American morning news and talk show "Today Show", aired on NBC channel. Jenna Bush Hager interviewed her about her new Las Vegas show. In the interview, Celine discussed her new three-year residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, USA as well as home and family life.
ON TV SHOW
On March 21, 2011 Celine Dion appeared on interview during the broadcast of the entertainment news show "etalk", hosted by Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim and aired on CTV channel in Canada. This time, Ben Mulroney sits down for an exclusive interview with Celine in Las Vegas, USA. During the intimate interview, Celine discusses everything from her new show to son Rene Charles´ request to have Eminem perform at his little league game. The TV show also takes viewers on a tour at the Caesars Palace with backstage manager Patrick Angelil, and gets a first-hand look at Celine´s wardrobe with stylist Annie Horth.
ON TV SHOW
On March 24, 2011 Celine Dion appeared on interview during the broadcast of the American entertainment television news program "Extra", aired on Syndicated channel. Celine talked with the host, Mario Lopez about her new Ceasars Palace show, including her tribute to Michael Jackson, and getting back into shape after havng twiins. "If feels great to be back", Celine told Mario. "It´s definitely a totally different show, it feels more glamorous and very chic. And you know me and the fashion dresses...". Celine also said she wanted to honor her "inspiration", saying when she met Michael Jackson, he asked about what was like doing a show in Las Vegas. "We were actually in this room and he said, Celine, I just want to know how it is to be here, how you do it every night? Does it make you happy?, I think he wanted eventually come and performe here. I was an amazing honor to meet with him and he was an amazing inspiration to me".
VIDEO MESSAGE
On March 31, 2011 Celine Dion made a new charity appearance on a video message in wich she shows her support for the Japanese people after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Like many of us, Celine was tremendously affected by the disasters in Japan. She taped a message of support to the Japanese people, who are very dear to her heart, to let them know that she is by their side.
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