George Michael makes pop history

Paris:  Singer George Michael has become the first international popstar to perform in Paris’ Opera Garnier, a venue more known as a stage for classical music and opera. [caption id=“attachment_450191” align=“alignnone” width=“380”] George Michael. AP[/caption] The British star performed Sunday evening, as part of his Symphonica Tour, to support French AIDS charity Sidaction. He was cheered on by a roll call of celebrities including The Artist actress Berenice Bejo, fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier and Charlie Chaplin’s actress granddaughter Dolores Chaplin. The concert was followed by a star-studded gala dinner which hoped to raise several hundred thousand euros for the fight against AIDS. AP