Metropole Orkest & Sheléa - Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul
- Poniedziałek, maja 11
- 20:00-23:00
- TivoliVredenburg Vredenburgkade 11, 3511 WC Utrecht, Holandia
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On 11 May 2026 the Metropole Orkest and Sheléa will present a programme dedicated to Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht. Singer and pianist Sheléa, rooted in soul, jazz and gospel, tackles Aretha’s songbook with relaxed precision: from intimate ballads to R&B classics, allowing space for dynamics and the text. She developed her voice and timing between studio and stage and has worked with heavyweights such as Stevie Wonder; you can hear that experience in how she lets melodies glide and the phrasing breathe.
The Metropole Orkest, the Netherlands’ large ensemble that sits between a big band and a symphony orchestra, colours those songs with a rhythm section that provides solid support, strings that open up the harmonies and winds that add accents. The musicians are at home reinventing repertoire and supporting a vocal lead, enabling Aretha’s hits and deep cuts to shine in new arrangements without losing their soul. Not a museum piece, but a living interpretation of a catalogue that still moves, with Sheléa at the forefront and the Metropole as the broad, pulsing engine around her.
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TivoliVredenburg
Vredenburgkade 11, 3511 WC Utrecht, Holandia