Go see Abba if I’m there

2023-06-15 18:00:00

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CHRONIC. Spring break weekend at the Covent Garden Opera House. The opportunity to see Abba – or at least their holograms – at the Olympic Park in London.

Par Olivier Bellamy

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Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Benny Andersson arrive for the gala d’avant-première du concert « Abba Voyage » à Londres, le 26 mai 2022.
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Published on 06/15/2023 at 6:00 p.m.

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On can love classical music and be a fan of Abba. It’s called having had a youth. And be up to date, because the melodies are great and the arrangements haven’t aged. Like everything that is well done, it lasts. Thanks to an end-of-season trip from Big heads from RTL in London, Laurent Ruquier invites us to the show “Abba Voyage”, which received rave reviews. I gladly accept.

First, I know the tubes by heart and I’m curious to try the experiment. I missed Callas and Mélenchon (declining tenor), so it’s now or never. I was careful not to read the press kit to avoid being dazzled by the arguments. It’s crowded in the bays but perfectly organized. We are very well placed. Far away, but straight ahead. I…

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