Brel

British  

/ brɛl /

noun

1. Jacques (ʒak). 1929–78, Belgian-born composer and singer, based in Paris. His songs include "Ne me quitte pas" ("If You Go Away")

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Example Sentences

While “The Ballet Master” concerns itself with the choreographer’s inner world, “Brel” zooms in on the dancer’s.

From New York Times

The program also includes two new works: “Brel,” a male solo of breadth and power set to music by Jacques Brel; and “The Ballet Master” to music by Simeon ten Holt and Vivaldi, in which Don Quixote, Sancho Panza and Dulcinea make an appearance by way of the performers John Selya, Daniel Ulbricht and Cassandra Trenary.

From New York Times

After Cambridge, she studied for two years in Paris, gaining a postgraduate degree in European and French law at Panthéon-Sorbonne University, and developing a love for the works of Marcel Proust and songs of Belgian singer Jacques Brel.

From BBC

When you enter a mature forest, you instantly sense that it’s special, said Brel Froebe, interim executive director at the Center for Responsible Forestry.

From Seattle Times

They met 20 years ago, during an audition for a part in a San Francisco production of “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.”

From Los Angeles Times