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 |  | It was a terrific way to wind up a weekend of celebrations marking the opening of Coventry's magnificent new Millennium Place.
A giant phoenix made of flame roared up from behind the Transport Museum, billowing smoke and sparks across an awe-struck crowd, which understood all of the symbolism.
Star guest Dave Willetts, Coventry's own star of the musicals, summed it up when he said the development stood for all Coventry could and should be - and the Phoenix rising from the ashes of old Coventry became a symbol of hope that this could happen.
To see pictures from Sunday's event, click on the Images button below to launch the gallery.
And don't forget to look at the pictures from Friday's opening event here and from Saturday's concert, featuring Atomic Kitten, here.
The crowds may not have been as heavy as was hoped for, but hundreds of people braved the freezing cold for an evening of family entertainment at Millennium Place.
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Leading the way was the star of Phantom of the Opera, Dave Willetts, who was good value with more than an hour of popular tunes performed with his orchestra.
From Circle of Life and Luck Be A Lady from the shows, to classics like American Trilogy and Sweet Caroline, Dave covered a whole gamut of music, which delighted a keen and partisan crowd.
Luckily, his superb performance and that of light-opera group Amici beforehand made up for the no-show of event openers, the Wylde Green Irish Tea Band, who had other commitments.
The audience was soon warmed up and even managed to dance and clap along to a medley of songs from Phantom of the Opera during the encore.
The Dave Willetts Orchestra remained on stage to accompany the climb of the flaming phoenix as it was hoisted into the air in a fantastically dramatic finale.
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