Celine Dion He returned to the bright lights of a popular Las Vegas production to catch HAUSER’s Rebel With A Cello show at the Wynn.
Relegated to audience member in recent years due to a rigid person diagnosis, the iconic singer made it a point to catch Saturday night’s performance by Croatia’s world-class cellist.
It turns out that HAUSER (born Stjepan Hauser) was aware of his special VIP guest and did a rendition of My Heart Will Go On, which was the hit theme from Titanic (1997) recorded by Dion for the soundtrack, according to TMZ.
Now an icon and fixture of the Las Vegas scene, Dion received pleasant applause as she entered the venue and took her seat.
As the musician began to play the opening notes of My Heart Will Go On, she was transfixed on stage as she listened to the incredibly beautiful version.
Celine Dion, 56, was honored with a special performance of My Heart Will Go On when she attended HAUSER’s Rebel With A Cello show at the Wynn in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Overwhelmed with emotion, Dion continued totally absorbed in the moments, sitting still until the end.
She wasted no time in standing to give the musician a standing ovation, along with other members of the audience.
After a few moments, Dion began to realize that the applause was not only for HAUSER but also for Dion herself, who has been linked to the classic song since its release 27 years ago.
At that moment he began to turn left and right to give thanks and a gesture of respect towards the concertgoers, which included blowing kisses everywhere.
‘Thank you. Thank you very much,’ she was heard saying through the crowd’s strong response, as she touched her heartstrings and directed more gratitude towards the stage, and in particular towards HAUSER.
After the noise level of the applause subsided, the Pula, Croatia native tried to convince Dion to come up on stage and perform with him.
‘I have a dream. My biggest dream is to perform with you,” the 36-year-old musician said into the microphone from the stage, prompting a huge reaction from the audience.
Dion did her best to let him down gently and when he declined her request, though she did make a hand gesture to hint that they should talk soon.
The Canadian singer seemed transfixed by the music as she sat in the audience.
Dion and the rest of the audience seemed to be impressed by her performance; She is seen performing in Berlin, Germany, in October 2023.
After receiving applause upon arriving at the venue, the Canadian singer seemed paralyzed by the performance of the Titanic theme she performed for the film, which was written by James Horner and Will Jennings.
The Las Vegas icon wasted no time in standing to give the musician a standing ovation, along with a group of other audience members.
It wasn’t long before Dion realized that the ovation was as much for HAUSER as it was for her.
Feeling like she was being denied, HAUSER asked her if he could take her onstage to do “a verse,” which she again denied.
‘Thank you very much for being here. “It’s a great honor for us,” she told him, before adding, “Enjoy the rest of the show.”
The 56-year-old native of Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada, has not sung in public since 2020, when she began having muscle spasms.
In December 2022, Dion revealed that she had been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, a serious neurological condition, and that she would be postponing tour dates due to this condition.
The Croatian cellist, who knew perfectly well that Dion was in the audience, was asked to go on stage with him to perform a song.
Celine Dion has not performed in public since she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, a serious neurological disease.
‘I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time! Thank you @celinedion for coming to my show in Las Vegas with your family, it was an honor,” Hauser said on social media.
Fans can learn more about the illness and how she copes with it in her new documentary, I Am: Celine Dion, which will be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video on June 25.
By May of the following year, he had canceled all of his remaining concerts, citing his continuing battle with illness.
Fans can learn more about the illness and how she copes with it in her new documentary, I Am: Celine Dion, which will be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video on June 25.
During a recent television interview on TodayIn her first interview since revealing her diagnosis, the singer maintained that her voice is getting stronger and that she believes she will be healthy enough in the near future to return to the stage, but she didn’t go so far as to share a period of time.
“I believe in myself, in my bravery,” she said, before clarifying that she may sometimes have to cancel performances. ‘I know I have a good team right now (who will say), ‘You’re not showing up tonight.’ It will be difficult. It’ll probably happen.’