According to the milliner the crown almost never reached Gaga since the entire shipment was seized in Anchorage, Alaska due to the feathers on the piece being subjected to wildlife import issues with US customs officials. Vogels was contacted by Brandon Maxwell Studios from New York-Gaga's stylist-for designer pieces available for the concert. Gaga wore a myriad of costumes, including a feathered crown from Gympie milliner Cindy Vogels during " I Won't Dance". Bennett and Gaga were joined onstage by 39-piece orchestra conducted by Jorge Calandrelli, soloists Chris Botti on trumpet and David Mann on tenor sax, and jazz musicians associated with both artists. Set and lighting was created by Robert Wilson, while David Horn directed it. It was watched by an audience consisting of invited guests and students from New York schools.
Titled Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live!, the concert aired on PBS as part of their Great Performances series on October 24, 2014. Following the announcement of the release, a short concert was held at the Rose Theater of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. On July 29, 2014, Gaga and Bennett made an appearance on The Today Show to formally announce their collaboration, titled Cheek to Cheek, and confirmed their album would be released in September 2014. The two recorded " The Lady Is a Tramp" for Duets II, and subsequently rumors arose of a jazz album from them. Bennett then asked Gaga to sing a duet with him on his album Duets II. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga first met backstage in 2011 after she had performed a rendition of Nat King Cole's " Orange Colored Sky", at the Robin Hood Foundation gala in New York City. The Rose Theater at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, where the concert took place. The show received positive reviews, with critics praising Gaga and Bennett's vocals and their camaraderie on stage.
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live! became the first concert to be streamed in 4K resolution.
Bennett and Gaga partnered with LG Electronic, who aired the concert across all retail chains in the United States, on LG's 4K Ultra High-definition TV screens.
It reached the top-ten of the record charts in many countries, reaching number one in the US and Belgium.
On January 20, 2015, the DVD and Blu-ray was released, and later for digital download on iTunes Store. Additionally, PBS announced that the concert was filmed in 4K resolution. Before the concert was aired, a number of promotional videos from the show were released. The special received one nomination at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.īennett and Gaga performed a total of 13 songs from the album, including the number one singles on Billboard 's Jazz chart " Anything Goes" and " I Can't Give You Anything but Love". A number of costumes were worn by Gaga, provided by designers including Roberto Cavalli, Michael Costello, Mathieu Mirano, Valentino as well as David Samuel Menkes. Bennett and Gaga were joined on stage by a 39-piece orchestra and jazz musicians associated with both artists. The concert was watched by an audience consisting of invited guests and students from New York schools. It was held at the Rose Theater of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in July following the announcement of the album's release, and was aired on PBS on October 24, 2014, as part of the network's Great Performances series. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live! is an American concert television special featuring live performances by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga in support of their collaborative studio album, Cheek to Cheek, released in September 2014.