▁when ▁D ion ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁René ▁Ang él il ▁visited ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁taking ▁a ▁break ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁family , ▁and ▁they ▁watched ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁O ▁by ▁Cir que ▁du ▁So le il ▁at ▁the ▁Bell ag io . ▁D ion ▁was ▁so ▁moved ▁and ▁im pressed ▁by ▁O ▁that ▁she ▁ins isted ▁on ▁going ▁back stage ▁afterwards ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁know ▁the ▁perform ers . ▁Franco ▁Drag one ▁in ▁turn ▁heard ▁about ▁D ion ' s ▁favor able ▁reception ▁of ▁his ▁work , ▁and ▁several ▁weeks ▁later , ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁them ▁to ▁put ▁forth ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁an ▁art istic ▁collaboration . ▁Angel il ▁called ▁Drag one , ▁they ▁arranged ▁an ▁in - person ▁meeting , ▁and ▁A ▁New ▁Day ... ▁was ▁the ▁result . ▁ ▁D ion ▁initially ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁Muse , ▁but ▁the ▁band ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁owned ▁world wide ▁performing ▁rights . ▁D ion ▁offered ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁rights , ▁but ▁the ▁band ▁decl ined , ▁with ▁lead ▁singer ▁Matthew ▁Bell amy ▁explaining ▁that ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁people ▁to ▁think ▁they ▁were ▁C eline ▁D ion ' s ▁backup ▁act . ▁ ▁The ▁Col os se um ▁ven ue ▁was ▁built ▁using ▁fast - track ▁construction ▁processes ▁in ▁only ▁about ▁ 1 4 0 ▁days . ▁The ▁stage ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁slope ▁up ward ▁at ▁ 5