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December 23, 2007 ANDRE RIEU STILL DOMINATES THE AUSTRALIAN
DVD CHART
December 21, 2007 (updated) Dear Fans & Friends, Benny Neyman is seriously ill and needs our Prayers and Get Well Wishes. Benny has been found to have advanced cancer. Mr. Neyman is in great pain at the moment, according to his close friend and life-partner Hans.Benny appeared with André Rieu at the first Maastricht Concert, and can be seen on the DVD Songs From My Heart aka The Homecoming.
Benny Neyman
Benny Neyman ernstig ziekUitgegeven: 21 december 2007 20:30 Laatst gewijzigd: 21 december 2007 20:37 AMSTERDAM - Benny Neyman is ernstig ziek. Dat heeft zijn vriend Hans verteld aan RTL Boulevard. Neyman heeft kanker en uitzaaiingen in zijn botten en rug. Doordat artsen nog niet precies hebben kunnen traceren waar de ziekte zit, heeft hij erge pijn. Bestraling De 56-jarige zanger heeft al bestralingen achter de rug. Volgens zijn vriend gaat het momenteel goed genoeg met hem om thuis te kunnen verblijven. Neyman is bekend van liedjes als 'Ik weet niet hoe', 'Vrijgezel' en 'Waarom fluister ik je naam nog'. De concerttournee die de Limburger in het voorjaar had gepland is vanwege zijn ziekte afgelast. (c) Novum
AMSTERDAM - Benny Neyman (56) is ernstig ziek. De zanger, van hits als 'Ik weet niet hoe' en 'Waarom fluister ik je naam nog', heeft kanker in een vergevorderd stadium. Hij liep al een half jaar rond met ernstige klachten. Twee weken geleden werd na uitgebreid onderzoek echter pas ontdekt dat Neyman kanker heeft. De ziekte had zich toen al uitgebreid in zijn botten en rug. Waar de kanker is begonnen zijn de artsen nog niet achter. De zanger is wel thuis en heeft inmiddels een bestraling achter de rug, aldus zijn vijftien jaar jongere levenspartner Hans. 2007 begon ook al niet goed voor de geboren Maastrichtenaar. Begin dit jaar was Benny, midden in zijn theatertournee, al tweeënhalve maand zijn stem kwijt. Vlak daarna kwam na 28 jaar de breuk met zijn manager, waarna Benny een burn-out kreeg. In oktober verscheen zijn nieuwe album Onverwacht . De concerttour die gepland stond voor het voorjaar 2008 gaat ook niet door.
World Stadium
Tour Started!
Just Before the
Concert Started
For more than 200 people it took a lot of blood, sweat and tears the last weeks, but in the end it was all worth it. The world première of the World Stadium Tour was a great success!
An audience of over 25,000 experienced a show never seen before, on the biggest stage ever used by any artist in the world. The full-size copy of the world-famous Schönbrunn Palace, the ice dancers, ballet, fountains and the 36 horses with 14 carriages… the many soloists, golden ballroom, chandeliers and of course André Rieu with his Johann Strauss Orchestra made a huge impact on the audience.
What the audience did not know was that until 5 minutes before the start of the show we were very insecure if it all could go on. A big power generator that supplied the energy for all lightning equipment let us down. If we couldn't come up with a fast solution the whole stage wouldn't be lit up properly. In that case we should have had to cancel the concert at the last moment. Luckily we managed to get another power generator from a nearby airport…
We are all looking forward to tomorrow night’s sold out concert and of course the shows in Australia, America, France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in 2008.
Photos by G. Ramaekers
December 14, 2007 December 12, 2007 Hello Dear Fans & Friends. Let's take a look at Pierre and his Crew as they setup the Rogers Centre in Toronto for André Rieu's 1st World Stadium Tour ~ Vienna Concert! December 11, 2007
André Rieu to Launch his World Tour in Toronto with the Largest Set Ever Imagine yourself in Vienna for an evening... the most romantic city in the world. The World Stadium Tour “A romantic night in Vienna” will take place against the background of the biggest transportable set ever: A FULL SIZE REPRODUCTION OF THE EMPRESS SISI'S CASTLE IN VIENNA, THE SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE! With André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra and Choir, many well-known soloists, the Platinum Tenors, the Vienna State Opera Ballet, 80 Vienna Debutantes, the golden coach with the Empress Sisi and Emperor Franz-Joseph, the Vienna Figure Skating Association, famous pairs skating champions, traditional Viennese horse-drawn carriages with horses and footmen, a complete golden ballroom with real golden chandeliers, fabulous costumes, gorgeous music, magical waltzes and so much more…It’s the biggest stage ever on tour – A Concert you can’t afford to miss! Technical highlights It takes 80 containers to transport everything There are 100 stage builders, 250 staff, and a total of 250 performers Stage dimensions: width 125 metres, depth 30 metres, height 34 metres 600m² of ice to skate on hundreds of kilometres of cables, 450 tonnes of steel 36 horses A palace façade of 4000 m² 600 tonnes of ballast materials A golden ballroom measuring 21 x 15 metres, complete with gilded chandeliers 2 giant transport lifts integrated into the structure and wardrobe rooms built into the décor 150m² LED television monitors 800 light bulbs 12 tonnes of sound equipment It takes two 160-tonne cranes to set everything up
TORONTO -- On December 14 and
15, André Rieu will launch his
For André Rieu, this will represent his dream come true. "In 2006, we played at the actual Schönbrunn in Vienna, the castle of Empress Sissi and Emperor Franz Joseph. The concert was a huge success, and the castle was the perfect background for the music we brought. However, not everyone has the opportunity to come to Vienna to see us play. For this reason, we developed the idea to bring Vienna to the rest of the world," says André Rieu. Andre Rieu is presenting “his” Schönbrunn castle complete with 2 ice rinks and a ballroom of over 300 m2. Neither effort nor expenses were spared: a ballroom will real golden chandeliers; a hand-painted ceiling; the original fountains rebuilt at full scale; 14 carriages with 36 horses coming from Vienna. It will take six days for the 100 stage designers to build the set. And a set of such a scale evidently demands a host of artists. 250 artists are accompanying Rieu on his world tour, all dressed in lush romantic costumes, including The Platin Tenors, Carmen Monarcha, Carla Mafioletti, Mirusia Louwerse and Suzan Erens, among others. The maestro is especially proud that he will be accompanied by real Viennese artists. "I am very honored to be able to count on the world-famous ballet group of the Wiener Staatsopera. I couldn’t ask for a more suitable ballet company," says Rieu, who also hired eighty debutants of the famous Viennese ballet school Elmayer. "However, no matter how great and important the set may be, everything is there mainly to support the most important thing of all - the music. The stage must support the music, not the other way around." As always, the program consists of many waltzes, by Strauss, Lehàr, and others, as well as romantic melodies taken from operas and musicals. Concerts of the World Stadium Tour are already scheduled in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Australia. 
December 4, 2007
ANDRÉ RIEU announces
plans to bring his
incredible tour
line-up to Melbourne
on 15 November
(Telstra Dome) and
Sydney (Telstra
Stadium) on 29
November 2008. December 1, 2007
N.Y. Memories &
André Rieu at Schönbrunn DVD achieved triple
platinum status We are thrilled to announce that on the back of an outstandingly successful promotional tour, drawing record crowds at his Personal Appearances and sending Radio switchboards into meltdown with audience participation; André Rieu’s New York Memories (DVD) & André Rieu at Schönbrunn, Vienna (DVD) have achieved TRIPLE PLATINUM status in Australia! And that's not all. Not 6, not 7, not 8, but 9 of our DVD's are in the top 10 chart. 12 DVD's in the top 15! No artist – regardless of genre – has even come close to this kind of chart domination. Hello Dear Fans & Friends: Please send any news articles, stories, clips or photos of Andre Rieu, his JSO and/or his fans to me via email or snail mail. Help us create this tribute to Andre Rieu and his JSO. Share with other Fans. Send me your postcards. They can be about any good thing you choose. I will paste them onto this page. Let's have fun and share. Also, remember to email me your concert story & photos. I will create a page for you and you can help create this tribute to our favorite Maestro. Have a news item? Send it! I will be updating the PhotoGallery again, so if you would like any of your photos to be included, just send them too. Kindest Regards, Webmaster Sally. Sally@AndreRieuFans.com
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