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THE MUSIC OF ABBA
Friday 13 September 2019 / 7:30PM Saturday 14 September 2019 / 7:30PM Pops
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PROGRAMME
Karl Hirzer, conductor ARRIVAL from Sweden, band
Performing songs from the list below. A 20-minute intermission will take place. That’s Me | Knowing Me Knowing You | When I Kissed the Teacher | Fernando | SOS | Money Money Money | Intermezzo No. 1 | Waiting | Honey | Brother | Waterloo | Mamma Mia | Voulez Vous | As Good As New | Kisses / Angel / Lay All | Gimme Gimme / Super Trouper | One Man One Woman | The Winner | Chiquitita | Take a Chance | Summer Night City | Thank You For the Music | Dancing Queen
5 THINGS ABOUT ABBA
1. ABBA’s rise to stardom began in 1974 when the
Swedish pop band won a
Eurovision Song Contest in England with Waterloo.
Eventually, the band went on to sell an estimated 375 million albums and singles.
2. ABBA’s name comes from the first initials of its four members: Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid ‘Frida.’
3. During the band’s heyday,
Agnetha and Bjorn married, then Benny and
Anna-Frid married, but both couples broke up even before the band did in 1982.
4. ABBA’s most successful album, Gold, sold more copies in the United
Kingdom than any Beatles album, but they didn’t have a No. 1 album in the
United States until 2008, with Mama Mia! — the soundtrack for the hit movie.
5. Apparently, ABBA’s flashy outfits — think bell-bottoms, hot pants, platform heels and lots of sparkle — were tax-deductible as long as they didn’t qualify as street clothes. In a book published in 2014, Björn said: “In my honest opinion we looked like nuts in those years.”
ARRIVAL FROM SWEDEN
Band
ARRIVAL from Sweden was founded by Vicky Zetterberg in 1995 in Gothenburg, Sweden and soon became one of the world’s most popular ABBA show bands. The band has toured in 60 countries and appeared in TV and radio shows all over the world. ARRIVAL from Sweden’s The Music of ABBA production is an authentic ABBA show that has sold out arenas and venues since 1995. The concert includes hits like Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Does Your Mother Know, Take A Chance, SOS, The Winner Takes It All, Super Trouper, Money Money Money, Waterloo, Honey Honey, Fernando, Chiquitita, Knowing Me Knowing You, Thank You For The Music, Lay All Your Love On Me, Gimme Gimme Gimme, and more, delivered with such accuracy that it’s hard to believe it’s not the real ABBA onstage. ARRIVAL from Sweden has also played with more than 60 symphony orchestras, including Boston, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, and Atlanta. This production is the closest you will ever get to seeing ABBA!
– THE GLOBE & MAIL
PHOTO OF FRANCE BELLEMARE AND LUC ROBERT - OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL – YVES RENAUD (2017)
TICKETS
NOVEMBER 09 13 15 2019
SOUTHERN ALBERTA JUBILEE AUDITORIUM
STARTING AT $36
LA BOH È ME
BY GIACOMO PUCCINI
PRODUCTION CREATED AT OPÉRA DE MONTREAL
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STUDIO
