IL DIVO on eräänlainen "poikabändi" - onhan sen luojana ollut Simon Cowell, tuo American Idolin "Mr Suorasuu". Mies tuntuu iskeneen kultasuoneen ideallaan perustaa opperaäänillä poppia ja viihdettä laulava nelikko, joka ulkoisestikin vielä miellyttää vaativampaakin silmää...! Tämä poikabändien jalostetuin muoto onkin kerännyt lyhyessä ajassa suuren ihalijakunnan Internet-fanisivustoineen. Seuraavaksi pienoinen esittely englanniksi:
Il Divo are four exceptional young men with formally trained voices who take popular songs, old and new, to another level where the historic rift between pop and classical music is finally healed. The band were formed after a worldwide search which took more than two years. Consisting of an American, Frenchman, Spaniard and a Swiss, Il Divo spent the first half of 2004 in London rehearsing and recording. Some of their songs will be familiar like "Nella Fantasia" (based on Gabriel's Oboe from Ennio Morricone's penned score of The Mission) and a unique and powerful version of Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart". The four principles share the lead throughout, combining to deliver choruses whose awesome power is matched by their tonal delicacy. Passion and restraint they show to be an irresistible aphrodisiac. Reflecting the multi-national character of the group, the songs are not all sung in English but drift between Spanish, English and Italian. However they are worded, all use the emotional Esperanto of love.
THE CAST
David Miller, tenor (USA), is a graduate of Oberlin conservatory in Ohio where he took a BA in Vocal Performance and a Masters degree in Opera Theatre. For the last 10 years he has been based in New York and has sung over 45 operatic and music theatre leading roles with opera companies all over South and North America, Australia and Europe including Tony in Westside Story at La Scala in Milan. Most recently, he appeared on Broadway as Rodolfo in Baz Luhrman‘s acclaimed production of Puccini‘s La Boheme.
Sebastien Izambard, vox populi (France) is the only self-taught singer in the group. He is also an accomplished songwriter who plays guitar and piano. He has lived in Paris and produced for many other French artistes. In 2001 he performed with Johnny Haliday as a guest in his sold-out performances at the Paris Olympia. In 2002 Sebastien played one of the leading roles in the Richard Cocciante penned musical Le Petit Prince. He was working on a solo album when he joined Il Divo in 2003 and plans to contribute original material to the group‘s repertoire.
Urs Buhler, tenor (Switzerland), began singing publicly aged seventeen with Conspiracy, a hard rock band based in his home town of Luzern, where he attended the Academy for School and Church Music. He later moved to Amsterdam, where he studied Voice at the Amsterdam Conservatory under the tutorage of Udo Reinemann. Urs also benefited from private tuition with the late Swedish tenor, Gösta Winbergh and the French tenor, Christian Papis. In addition to a season at the Salzburg Festival, where he sang with the choir under the direction of Claudio Abbado, Urs has spent the past seven years in Holland singing oratorios and performing with the Netherlands Opera.
Carlos Marin, baritone (Spain), Based in Madrid, he established a considerable reputation singing leading roles in the Spanish versions of Les Miserables, The Man from La Mancha and Beauty and The Beast. After vocal masterclasses with Alfredo Kraus, Monserrat Caballe and Jaime Aragall, in recent years Carlos has charmed audiences worldwide and won critical acclaim as ‘primo baritono‘ in many operas, including renowned works such as La Traviata, The Barber of Seville, La Bohème and Madame Butterfly.
Suosittelen lämpimästi niille jotka nauttivat tasokkaasta laulusta ja jotka ovat tarpeeksi ennakkoluulottomia kuunnellakseen eri tyylilajeja yhdistävää musiikkia...! Lisäksi suosittelen levyä tietysti kaikille naisille ja romantikoille yleensä, sekä paremman puoliskonsa hurmaamiseen tähtääville miehille...!
Valitettavasti levyä ei ainakaan vielä taida saada Suomen levyliikkeistä...ai niin...huhut kertovat että yhtye saattaa olla mukana kilpailemassa Brittien ESC-paikasta...! Vielä lopuksi muutama kuva nelikosta:
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