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CONCERT IN MONTREAL
On December 7, 1998 Celine Dion performed at the Molson Center in Montreal, Canada with the "Let´s Talk About Love Tour". This was the first of seven sold-out consecutive concerts at the Molson Center with this tour. During the show, Celine received six Billboard Awards, handed live via satellite by Bette Midler from Las Vegas, USA. A little while after, Carole King physically presented Celine with the Billboard Awards that she had won and sang in duet with her the song "The reason" (on the tour, Celine usually performed the song in solo, not in duet). According to Lucinda Chodan and Mark Lepage from The Gazette (the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada), "Let´s talk about love" was the first song Celine sang as a red light throbbed around her on the heart-shaped stage. The 25,000 bums previously on seats levitated as Celine rose on a platform centre-stage, and they sang along with her and 24 young Montrealers invited on stage to join in the chorus. They continued to applaud through "Zora sourit" (which often replaced "S´il suffisait d´aimer" during the first leg of the tour in North America), and they extended the usual unusually warm Montreal welcome when singing-songwriting legend Carole King joined Celine on stage for a duet on "The reason". But the place exploded when Carole King handed Celine an armful of Billboard Awards in a presentation simulcast on Fox TV to most of the planet. When Celine said during the show she always felt like she was singing for her family in Montreal, it was hard not to believe her. And when she tugged at their heartstrings with her own mega-hits or a medley of Roberta Flack-Beatles-Clapton-Sinatra Standards, it was hard not to think of the words of another little girl in another magical fable who followed her own yellow brick road. Celine performed in a grey suit with a curly hairstyle. She wore a red dress for the finale performance, "My heart will go on". The performance of "Treat her like a lady", in which Diana King appeared on big screen to sing in duet with Celine through a pre-recorded video, became later into the music video for the song. After the concert, Celine and her manager and husband Rene Angelil gave a press conference. Accompanied by the President of Sony Music France, Paul Rene Albertini, Celine received a diamond record for her album entitled "S´il Suffisait D´Aimer". Celine continued her seven-night run at the Molson Centre on December 8, 11, 12, 13, 17 and 18, 1998. All concerts were sold out.
CONCERT IN MONTREAL
On December 8, 1998 Celine Dion performed at the Molson Center in Montreal, Canada with the "Let´s Talk About Love Tour". This was the second of seven sold-out consecutive concerts at the Molson Center with this tour. The concert was the same to the one she gave the day before, although with a very special appearance. Former Canadian professional ice hockey player Maurice "Rocket" Richard, attended Celine´s concert and she paid a touching tribute to him. "There are some who find me good to be able to fill the Molson Center for seven evenings. But him, he filled the Forum during 18 years. It´s not only the hockey player which we love the most, but the man that you are. A man of passion, courage and determination", said Celine to "Rocket" during the show. Then, Celine delighted the full house with a song dedicated to the "Rocket", in which she wore a Habs sweater bearing Richard´s No. 9. Richard was moved to tears. After the concert, on backstage, Celine met with Maurice "Rocket" Richard his wife Lucille Richard. They were photographed together. Celine continued her seven-night run at the Molson Centre on December 11, 12, 13, 17 and 18, 1998.
CONCERT IN MONTREAL
On December 17, 1998 Celine Dion performed again at the Molson Center in Montreal, Canada with the "Let´s Talk About Love Tour". This was the sixth of seven sold-out consecutive concerts at the Molson Center with this tour. The concert was the same to the past concerts at the Molson Center with this tour, except because on this day, Celine and her manager and husband Rene Angelil were celebrating their 4° wedding anniversary (they married on December 17, 1994 at the Basilica Notre-Dame in Montreal, Canada). It was a very special evening. In the middle of the show, two of the characters from the famous Quebec television sitcom "La Petite Vie" (Pôpa and Môman), appeared onstage to animate the night. A big surprise for Celine and Rene. The characters made the audience laugh and they gave to Celine and Rene a huge cake. As part of the celebration, the children choir named Les Petits Chanteurs de Laval, also performed at the concert. Celine ended her seven-night run at the Molson Centre with a last show the following day.
CONCERT IN LAS VEGAS
On December 31, 1998, on New Year´s Eve, Celine Dion performed at the new Palace Tower of the Caesars Palace Hotel in Las Vegas, USA. It was a very special and private performance. On the exclusive invitations for this concert, it can be read: "We invite you to experience an unforgettable holiday event, a New Year´s celebration with our special guests... you and Celine Dion". The invitation consisted in a red box with an embossed parchment and limited edition Caesars Palace crystal. About 1,000 guests attended the private party. Celine performed some of her biggest hits.
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