Paris By Night 90: Chân Dung Ngðá»Âi Phụ Nữ Viá»Ât Nam (The Portrait of a Vietnamese Woman) is a Paris By Night program produced by Thúy Nga that was filmed at the Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center on September 15, 2007 and September 16, 2007.
The program was inspired by the conceptual idea of and Nguyá» n Ngá»Âc Ngạn to honor the sacrifice and endurance that Vietnamese women experience being a mother and a wife of the family as well as an ordinary citizen in times of war (Vietnam War) and peace. The program features songs, musicals, as well as skits that poignantly portray the significant role that Vietnamese women holds in all aspects of life throughout the years. From songs such as âÂÂBá»Ân Mắt Anh Yêuâ and âÂÂCô Bắc Kì Nho Nhá»Ââ that lively evoke the teenage pureness & innocence during high school years to more mature songs like âÂÂMðá»Âi Thðángâ that describes the softness and inner beauty of the Vietnamese woman. On the other hand, "Mẹ Trùng Dðáng" and "Mẹ Viá»Ât Nam ài!" metaphorically compare the woman to the ocean whom protects and gives shelters to the land of Vietnam while "Cô Gái Viá»Ât" depicts the social contribution of the women in the society besides family matters.
Several guests were also presented on the show. An introductory speech was presented by Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, discussing the resilience, strength, care and contributions of the Vietnamese woman in Vietnam and abroad; as well, she wore the traditional Vietnamese dress, an ao dai. Other guests included Swiss philanthropist "Tim" Aline Rebeaud, who runs an orphanage for handicapped and orphaned children in Saigon, named Maison Chance, and others.
Disc 1
1. Mẹ Trùng Dðáng, Mẹ Viá»Ât Nam ài!, Cô Gái Viá»Ât - àLan, Khánh Ly, Há»Âa Mi, Khánh HÃÂ, Hoàng Oanh, Minh Tuyết, Ngá»Âc Liên, Tú Quyên, Thanh Trúc, Nhð Loan, Bảo Hân, Há» Lá» Thu, Quỳnh Vi, Hðáng Giang, Loan Châu, Hðáng Thá»§y, Tâm ÃÂoan
2. Nðá»Âc Non Ngàn Dặm Ra ÃÂi - Quang Lê, Mai Thiên Vân
3. Chá» Tôi - Bằng Kiá»Âu
4. Cô Hàng Nðá»Âc - Trần Thái Hòa
5. Thân PháºÂn & ÃÂðợc Tin Em Lấy Chá»Âng - Quỳnh Dung, Mai Quá»Âc Huy
6. Ru Con Tình Cá»§ - Khánh HÃÂ
7. Vá»Âng Cá»Â: Thiếu Phụ Nam Xðáng - Mạnh Quỳnh, Hðáng Thá»§y
8. Thoi Tá & Bến Nðá»Âc Tình Quê - Loan Châu, Thanh Trúc
9. Thðáng ÃÂá»Âi Hoa - Há» Lá» Thu
10. Cô Thắm Vá» Làng - Thế Sán, Trá»Ânh Lam, Tiến Dà ©ng
11. Em Ghen - Bảo Hân, Tú Quyên, Nhð Loan
12. Ngðá»Âi Yêu Cá»§a LÃÂnh - Hoàng Oanh
13. Tðá»Âng Nhð Còn Ngðá»Âi Yêu - àLan
14. Mðá»Âi Thðáng - Tâm ÃÂoan
Disc 2
15. Hài Ká»Âch: Chá»Âng Chúa Vợ Tôi - Kiá»Âu Oanh, Kiá»Âu Linh, Ngá»Âc ÃÂan Thanh, & Lê TÃÂn
16. Bá»Ân Mắt Anh Yêu & Cô Bắc Kỳ Nho Nhá» - Lðáng Tùng Quang, Dðáng Triá»Âu Và ©
17. Gánh Hàng Rong - Minh Tuyết
18. Giá»Ât Nðá»Âc Mắt Ngà& Trả Lại Anh - Ngá»Âc Liên, Hðáng Giang
19. Nhạc Ká»Âch: BàMẹ Quê, Lòng Mẹ Viá»Ât Nam, Lá»Âi Dặn Dò Cá»§a Mẹ - Tâm ÃÂoan, Hðáng Thá»§y, Thanh Trúc, Michelle Nguyá» n, Quang Lê, Khánh Ly, Thế Sán
20. Tiá»Ân Bðá»Âc Sang Ngang - Nguyá» n Hðng
21. Má»Ât Mình - Trần Thu HÃÂ
22. Mẹ Yêu - Trá»Ânh Lam, Lðu BÃÂch
23. Ai Xuôi Vạn Lý - Há»Âa Mi
24. TrÃÂng Sáng Vðá»Ân Chè - Quỳnh Vi