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MUSIC
The Ten Tenors Return to South Africa
Venue: GrandWest Casino, Van Guard Dr, Goodwood. Tel:
083 915 8000.
Time: -
Price: -
Performances: 28 Mar 2009
Genre: Various
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Following rave reviews and standing ovations during their
2007 tour, the hunky Australian super group The Ten Tenors are set to
return to South Africa in 2009 for two performances only.
The shows will take place in the Grand Arena at Grand West
Casino in Cape Town on Sat 28 March and in the Big Top Arena at Carnival
City Casino in Johannesburg on Fri 3 April.
Renowned for their quirky sense of humour, outstanding
showmanship and sparkling renditions, The Ten Tenors will be presenting
their new show Nostalgica. Their new CD by the same name was released
earlier this year and the group will perform evergreen songs, such as
“Moon River”, “Bésame Mucho”, “Granada” and ”Stand by me”.
From a modest beginning in 1995, to a platinum
record-selling and international touring act, the history of The Ten
Tenors has been anything but standard.
When ten young opera students from the Queensland
Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane, Australia, formed what was then
largely a corporate entertainment act, the group’s performances were few
and far between and were essentially just a part-time affair, providing
the members with some spending money.
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In 1998, with the popularity of the group growing rapidly,
the boys decided to take their onstage antics on the road and began a
full-time touring schedule that has not dwindled since. Early tours in
Australia saw them crisscross the country and allowed the group to hone
its performance skills in music and comedy, wowing audiences wherever they
went.
Arguably their biggest break came in early 2002 when The Ten
Tenors were invited to perform at the German round of the Eurovision Song
Contest. Within hours, they had sold out an entire tour and were well on
their way to becoming one of the most successful touring acts in Germany.
Further European and Asian countries followed and in 2003 they made their
US debut.
Today, The Ten Tenors circle the globe ten months of the
year, performing around 250 shows on five different continents. In 2006,
The Ten Tenors embarked on their most ambitious album project, “Here’s To
The Heroes”. Recorded in studios in Australia, the US and London’s famed
Abbey Road Studios, it is now available in 27 countries around the world.
With an unparalleled repertoire, The Ten Tenors have taken
their passion for quality music and powerful singing to such venues as
London’s Royal Albert Hall, the Sydney Opera House, The Shrine Auditorium
in Los Angeles as well as countless other prestigious venues throughout
the world.
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