MANILA, Philippines - Just when I, and maybe you, start to wonder whatever happened to Il Divo, the quartet of gorgeous men with enchanting voices, guess what good news I got from Renen de Guia of Ovation Productions…
Here it is:
Following a successful week of concerts at New York’s Marquis Theater, Il Divo — the record-breaking classical crossover group who has sold more than 26 million albums worldwide — will bring Il Divo — A Musical Affair: The Greatest Songs of Broadway Live to the Newport Performing Arts Theater at Resorts World Manila. The engagement, scheduled for March 19, supports the group’s sixth studio album A Musical Affair. It’s the quartet’s first compilation of songs inspired by Broadway shows such as Phantom of the Opera, Carousel and West Side Story. (Ticket sales begin on Thursday, Jan. 23; see IlDivo.com for more details, including VIP Meet & Greet packages.)
The show intertwines the most famous songs from Broadway musicals with the individual theatrical experiences of Carlos Marin, David Miller, Urs Buhler and Sébastien Izambard. The members are no strangers to musical theater; Carlos was cast as Marius in Les Misérables when the show first premiered in Spain in 1993, while David played Rodolfo in Broadway’s La Bohème in 2003, which subsequently garnered seven Tony nominations.
The new show was developed by long-term Il Divo collaborator and artistic director Brian Burke (La Reve and Celine Dion’s residency shows in Las Vegas, Elton John, Rod Stewart and The Killers).
The album A Musical Affair showcases Il Divo’s signature romantic and emotional interpretation of heartfelt classics like Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific), Bring Him Home (Les Miserables), Tonight (West Side Story) and more. Il Divo has also provided new arrangements for these much-loved songs, as well as invited familiar Broadway and pop artists to appear on certain tracks as their duet partners. These top musicians lend their talent in songs like Music of the Night (Phantom of the Opera, live duet with Barbra Streisand); All I Ask Of You (Phantom Of The Opera, duet with Kristin Chenoweth; Memory (Cats, duet with Nicole Scherzinger); and Can You Feel The Love Tonight (The Lion King, duet with Heather Headley).
Urs Buhler said, “It has been so inspiring to work with such legendary songs from the world of Broadway musicals for our new album and we can’t wait to now perform them in our own style to our fans around the world.â€
(Il Divo’s Manila concert is promoted by Ovation Productions.Tickets available starting Jan. 23 through www.ticketworld.com.ph and www.ticketnet.com.ph also at the Resorts World Box Office 908-8000 loc. 7700.)