Publicis Groupe will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year, marking a century since Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet founded the company in 1926. Today it is marking the milestone with a commemorative ...

The City of Paris has launched a rather unique lottery to offer Parisians the chance to rest among the stars. Indeed, should you wish to be buried next to famous names like Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, ...

Père Lachaise, which has become popular with tourists, is the resting place of icons including singer Edith Piaf Parisians are being offered the chance to win a burial spot among some of history's ...

The opera star begins her new role with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis on Oct. 1 and debuts her one-woman show at Sheldon Concert Hall on Oct. 9. To that platter of small bites, Racette is adding yet ...

Zaho de Sagazan has become a shooting star of contemporary French pop music by reimagining the chanson genre for a younger, more dance-oriented audience. By Thomas Rogers His dozens of songs included ...

“I have to say that I’m always in love,” Édith Piaf stated during a 1961 interview on the French television music show Discorama. “I never knew a moment when I wasn’t.” The French singer and ...

Cabaret was a lot more influential than most people understand. And one of the most memorable cabaret performers of all time was the incomparable, attention-grabbing French artist Edith Piaf. Edith ...

Watching and listening rapt as the diminutive figure of Audrey Brisson delivers the unmistakably plangent notes sung by the so-called “Little Sparrow”, it’s almost as if we are in the presence of the ...

Newbury’s Watermill Theatre has announced full casting for its upcoming production of Piaf, running from 4 April to 17 May. Directed by Kimberley Sykes, the play is written by Pam Gems and stars ...

His dozens of songs included “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” a powerful anthem of redemptive love that became one of Piaf’s signature songs. By Alex Williams Charles Dumont, who wrote the music for “Non, ...