Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall

Dua Lipa

Released on 06/12/2024 by Warner Records
Main artists: Dua Lipa
Genre: Pop

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Recorded on October 17, 2024 and billed for television as An Evening with Dua Lipa, Live from the Royal Albert Hall is a grand cinematic experience that highlights the pop power and songwriting strength of Dua Lipa's third album, 2024's underappreciated gem Radical Optimism. Featuring a straight run-through of that album -- whose songs are transformed with the backing of the Heritage Orchestra as conducted by Ben Foster -- Live is a classy, tasteful wink to critics that proves she's more than just a pop singer, but an excellent live vocalist with a sharp ear for musicality and strong stage presence. Whimsical strings, grand horns, fluttering flutes, magical bells, and elegant vocal backing create an intoxicatingly swelling experience, transforming Radical Optimism's eleven songs into much more. "These Walls" gains a throwback Motown feel, while "Whatcha Doing" is expanded with an epic, dramatic coda. "French Exit" goes from playful to bittersweet and "Anything For Love" is stripped down as a twinkling piano ballad. Smoky jazz horns elevate "Maria" and "Illusion" reaches a shiver-inducing, euphoric peak. Overall, Live sounds like Dua swapped Kevin Parker's psych-disco futurism for Mark Ronson's nostalgic arrangements in the best way possible. For an encore, she balances her greatest hits with some deep cuts for diehards (even including a cover of Cleo Sol's "Sunshine"), all redone in a similar fashion that breathes new life into these catalog highlights. Elton John even shows up for their hit duet "Cold Heart." In a perfect world, Dua Lipa's effortless performance on Live from the Royal Albert Hall should help bolster the value of Radical Optimism, which might one day be recognized as the "true fan's favorite" in her discography.

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Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall

Dua Lipa

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Overture (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)

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Chris Gehringer, Masterer - Ben Foster, Composer, Orchestral Conductor - Will Quinnell, Assistant Mastering Engineer - Rhian Porter, Cello - Rachel Robson, Viola - Mark Wood, French Horn - Rustom Pomeroy, Violin - Laura Melhuish, Violin - Richard Ward, Tenor Trombone - Becky Smith, Tenor Trombone - Sarah Chapman, Viola - Emil Chakalov, Violin - Kirsty Mangan, Violin - Patrick Roberts, Violin - Pat White, Trumpet - The Heritage Orchestra, Orchestra - Gavin Broom, Trumpet - Gareth Lockrane, Piccolo, Alto Flute - Jonny Byers, Cello - Nicky Sweeney, Violin - Jon Shenoy, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Nerys Richards, Cello - Rachael Lander, Cello - Matt Maguire, Viola - Russell Bennett, Trumpet - Dave Larkin, Violin - Mike Lesirge, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Hugh Wilkinson, Percussion - Andy Marshall, Double Bass - James Trood, Mixer, Orchestral Arranger - Dua Lipa, Vocals, MainArtist - Meghan Cassidy, Viola - Naoko Keatley, Violin - Cat Parker, Violin - Jennymay Logan, Violin - Oliver Blake, Percussion - William Bowerman, Producer, Mixer, Orchestral Arranger - Chris Wheeler, Orchestration - Rory Dempsey, Double Bass - Adrian Miotti, Tuba - Jon Stokes, Tenor Trombone - Ed Bale, Violin - Odile Ollagnon, Violin - Žanete Uskane, Violin - Fiona Davies, Viola - Yusuf Narcin, Bass Trombone - Tom Gelissen, Mixer - Nikki Gleed, Violin - Anna Douglass, French Horn - Charles Monneraud, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Orchestral Arranger - Jordan Bergmans, Viola - Carys Evans, French Horn - Millie Ashton, Violin - Samuel Read, Composer - Coco Inman, Violin - Sophie Roper, Double Bass - Leon Human, Violin - Becky Brass, Percussion - Dan Curzon, French Horn - Gareth McLearno, Piccolo, Alto Flute - Leni Sewart, Violin - Liz Greenwood, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone

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