At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 the Stafford Township Arts Center will host a show called “Celebrating Celine,” a tribute to Celine Dion starring Jenene Caramielo.
Tickets are $65 for the front orchestra and $55 for the rear. They may be purchased online at stacnj.com or by calling 718-423-8394.
Dion was born in Quebec and as a teen released eight French-language albums during the 1980s. She gained international recognition in 1988 when she represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest and won. A French speaker, she learned English and went on to become known for performing cinematic theme songs such as 1991’s “Beauty and the Beast” for Disney and “My Heart Will Go On” for 1997’s “Titanic.”
Over the decades she won five Grammy Awards and 20 Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy), and has stars on both the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canada’s Walk of Fame. She’s sold over 200 million records.
Janene Caramielo is a classically trained singer, having studied voice at the Civic Light Opera in Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, and graduated with a bachelor of fine arts in musical theater from Shenandoah Conservatory. She’s shared a stage with Chicago, opened for the Beach Boys, and kicked off Major League Baseball games with the national anthem. Her career highlight was performing at the Governor’s Ball in the White House, backed by the United States Marine Band, Navy Sea Chanters and Air Force Singing Sergeants.
