Viva ELVIS media preview

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Guy Laliberte, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, speaks during a news conference for the new Viva ELVIS show by Cirque du Soleil at Aria Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Listening are Bill McBeath, president and COO of Aria, and Robert F.X. Sillerman, CEO and chairman of CKX Inc. (parent company of Elvis Presley Enterprises). Preview performances will begin Friday, December 18. Aria, the centerpiece of the $8.5 billion project, will open after a fireworks display Wednesday night. The development is a partnership between MGM Mirage and Dubai World.