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Diana Ross review – glittering Motown royalty still sounds supreme
Accompanied by the Hallé Orchestra, the 81-year-old singer’s voice shines during this relentless blast through the hits
Her voice, while perhaps not as pristine as it once was, is still strong, and for the m ost part she sounds fantastic, even if she leaves the final key change of Chain Reaction, which is given a lively arrangement by the orchestra, in the hands of her backup singers. Her voice shines during her rendition of Billie Holiday’s Good Morning Heartache, the delicacy of her performance seeming to shrink the arena into something far more intimate. Instead, Ross ends with an extended version of Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive and an encore of Thank You, a conclusion that’s not as explosive as this lively show deserves, but nonetheless feels fitting.
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