The applause that filled the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on Saturday evening was not the applause reserved for an ordinary concert. It felt more like the reception of a woman returning from a distant place and another time, after years of uncertainty over one question: Could Céline Dion sing again? Not just one song on an exceptional occasion, but an entire concert, with her voice, body and memory, before an audience that had waited a long time for her.
