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Dubai Opera announces a tribute concert to Aretha Franklin

Mica Paris returns to Dubai Opera in November to perform a special one-off show paying tribute to the late ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin.

Mica Paris is one of the UK’s most respected female Soul singers with a career full of top-ten hit singles, a platinum-selling album and has also had a stint in the West End, playing a lead role in the UK tour of Chicago and in Love Me Tender, the Elvis Presley musical.
Mica Paris is one of the UK’s most respected female Soul singers with a career full of top-ten hit singles, a platinum-selling album and has also had a stint in the West End, playing a lead role in the UK tour of Chicago and in Love Me Tender, the Elvis Presley musical.

After her tribute night to the great US jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald in 2017, soul singing sensation Mica Paris returns to Dubai Opera in November to perform a special one-off show paying tribute to the late ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin.

Aretha Franklin passed in August last year, leaving an extraordinary legacy of timeless songs for generations. Aretha Franklin won 18 Grammys, had 17 Top Ten US chart hits and sold over 75 million records over a music career spanning six decades, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time. 

Mica Paris is one of the UK’s most respected female Soul singers with a career full of top-ten hit singles, a platinum-selling album and has also had a stint in the West End, playing a lead role in the UK tour of Chicago and in Love Me Tender, the Elvis Presley musical.

Jasper Hope, chief executive at Dubai Opera, commented: “Mica Paris’ performance at Dubai Opera two years ago was one of the highlights of the season.  She has a voice like no other and I cannot wait to welcome her back with her tribute to the legendary Aretha Franklin.”

Tickets are available for the show on Thursday November 14 at dubaiopera.com from AED150 with a limited Early Bird discount of 20% on top two categories until February 25.

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