LAS VEGAS — Celine Dion was the pioneer of the theater residency production on the Strip, with “A New Day …” at the Colosseum in 2003. The legendary recording artist is breaking ground once more as a Las Vegas resident, performing a residency somewhere else.

Dion has booked 26 shows in Paris, split between this fall and next spring. She opens at the soon-to-be-renamed Pentitude Arena — formerly La Défense Arena — Sept. 12. She performs 16 shows through Oct. 17, then returns for 10 shows from May 8 through 29.

The 26 performances are all Dion has planned through mid-2027. All of those performances in the 30,000-seat arena, Europe’s largest indoor venue, have sold out.

Through our ongoing reporting from those who have known her plans and activities, and also what has been posted in social media accounts, we can confidently report the following:

—She has been recording for months at Studio at the Palms. This work is for an upcoming, yet-to-be-named French-language EP and, later, an album on Sony France due in ‘27. The single “Bonjour, Pardon, Merci” (“Hello, Forgive Me, Thank You”) is due Friday. French singer-songwriter Ycare is the lyric writer. The two were shown in photos posted on social media in May at Studio at the Palms. The song was composed by Renaud Rebillaud, a renowned figure in French pop music.

—New music is out now. The first single for the new project, “Dansons” (“Let’s Dance”), reunited Dion with famed French singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman, with whom she collaborated on “D’eux,” the 1995 album that became the best-selling French-language album of all time.

—She plans to release a series of French singles in ‘27. The trickle-out method fits the Sony France model, as Dion develops the new album. Expect new music every other month, which means a new single around Labor Day.

—Dion has no specific blueprint to return to performance in Las Vegas. Reportedly, she is reviewing limited engagements city by city rather than undertaking an extensive tour. One possibility is to play Montreal, in her home province of Quebec, then review options in Las Vegas.

—The Paris production will be a “band” show. No orchestra. No backing dancers. No Cirque-type acrobats. Think 10 musicians with experience in Dion’s productions. Vocals delivered in French and English. Dion has previously performed at Caesars and on tour with a 30-piece orchestra.

—Plentitude is a renewable electricity company that operates in more than 15 countries. The company has entered into a new naming-rights partnership with venue owner Live Nation. Thought you should know that.

—She has said she loves the Sphere. Who doesn’t, right? Still, Dion reportedly has not seen a show in the Bulbous Wonder aside from the NHL Draft in 2024 (her lone appearance at Sphere was calling out the Montreal Canadiens’ first-round pick, Ivan Demidov). But Metallica is rumbling in for its “Life Burns Faster” show the first week of October. Dion’s sons, Rene-Charles, Eddy and Nelson Angelil, are said to be fans of the heavy metal icons. A family outing might be in order.

—She has kept Las Vegas as her home base throughout her recovery. All of Dion’s physical therapy for stiff person syndrome, her workout sessions, voice lessons and exercises, and recording have been conducted in Las Vegas. She golfs at SouthShore Country Club (where R-C is an avid player). Dion’s recovery and return to the stage indicate her doctors have figured out the right treatments to combat a chronic, progressive condition for which there is no cure.

But the 58-year-old legend has shown she can live a normal life (or at least a legend’s variation of a normal life). And, she has proven she is not one to be counted out.

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