‘Monumental’, ‘historic’, ‘epic’: what did the international press say about Madonna’s show in Rio?

The singer performed in front of 1.6 million people this Saturday, the 4th, which was covered in newspapers all over the world; Copacabana Beach hosted the end of “The Celebration Tour”

The show Madonna TO Copacabana Beachto the Rio de Janeiro, this Saturday, the 4th, was unquestionably historic. The singer sang in front of 1.6 million people who gathered to witness the end of the The celebration toura tour celebrating the artist’s 40th anniversary.

OR Estadao called the show a “history-making Broadway mega-show” (read review here), but the show’s impact also resonated in the international press. Newspapers around the world described the artist’s exhibition as “monumental”, “historic” and “epic”.

“A world star, a dream city, a legendary beach”. That’s what the French do le Monde summarized Madonna’s visit to Brazil. The publication highlighted the beginning of the show, in which the singer appeared to be singing Nothing really matters – “a hymn to resilience”, according to the le Monde.

The newspaper recalled the great challenge the singer faced at the start of the tour Celebration. Hospitalized for a bacterial infection, Madonna had to postpone the start of performances in 2023. “The Rio show serves as closure, but also as an affront to fate,” she wrote.

The British The Guardian highlighted the crowd of 1.6 million people who accompanied the artist to Copacabana. “Many had been there for hours or even days to get a good seat, while wealthier fans docked dozens of boats near the beach and people crowded into beachfront apartments,” she wrote.

The newspaper also mentioned the heat of the city and the participation of Anitta, Pabllo Vittar and musicians from the samba schools in the show. “Madonna, 65, was on stage for more than two hours, performing songs like Like a prayer, Rowing AND Express yourself“, we read in the publication.

The English also applauded the presentation Daily emailwho described it as “historic” and an “epic finale” to the tour Celebration. The tabloid highlighted the costumes worn by the artist, saying that Madonna “dressed to impress”.

“Shiny fabric with embellishments hanging from the sleeves and connected at the front for a dramatic shine,” the newspaper wrote of the dress the singer wore at the start of the show, when she sang Nothing really matters.

“Her hair was parted down the middle and fell effortlessly down her shoulders in soft waves. A large silver headdress sat atop her head, adorned with crystals that sparkled under the stage lights.”

The American magazine expiration he emphasized that “Our Lady made history”. The publication recalled the visits of other great artists to Copacabana. “The Rolling Stones performed there to 1.5 million fans in 2006, and Rod Stewart gave the largest free rock concert in history in 1994, attracting 4 million people (though some may have been there for the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks).Madonna’s previous largest audience at live concerts was 130,000 fans in Paris in 1987, he described.

Source: Terra

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