Among the many sad and terrible things that have happened at school this term, yesterday something fantastic happened; the Ten Tenors came to school to sing for us. As a result we were offered tickets for their concert last night for half price (buy one get one free).
As my husband was staying in Sydney for work, I asked my voice teacher and close friend if he wanted to come with me. We headed into Civic Theatre for a fantastic night out!
As my husband was staying in Sydney for work, I asked my voice teacher and close friend if he wanted to come with me. We headed into Civic Theatre for a fantastic night out!
They started with a few classical numbers which, for me, was the really good stuff. To start with, I thought they were miming because they were so precise and together. Then I worked out that they were actually singing and that just blew my mind.
For quite a while I couldn't work out if they were wearing different coloured jackets or if they were all the same but different under different lights. Finally we determined that they were in fact different colours with the longer serving members wearing darker jackets. Well that's our theory anyway.
Their classical numbers were so smooth and warm. The particular stand out for me was "Bring Him Home" from the famous musical "Les Miserables". The soloist floated effortlessly over the top of the accompaniment, I had goose bumps all over!
Their classical numbers were so smooth and warm. The particular stand out for me was "Bring Him Home" from the famous musical "Les Miserables". The soloist floated effortlessly over the top of the accompaniment, I had goose bumps all over!
"Pie Jesu" was particularly exiting for me as this is a piece that I sing with my mother. However these guys made it sound like it's not as high as it really is. They were all very good at making it all look so easy, it's hard not to be jealous.
Right towards the end they treated us with their arrangement of "Nessun Dorma". I always love this piece and think that it's really quite hard to achieve. But when you have Ten Tenors that are all so talented, you hear this song in a way that you have never heard it before. There was so much power and yet it wasn't over sung; so much intensity yet it wasn't overwhelming. It was simply magnificent.
I must say that, while their pop songs were great, I much preferred their classical numbers. Their final number and third encore was "Hey Jude" from the Beatles.
I must say that, while their pop songs were great, I much preferred their classical numbers. Their final number and third encore was "Hey Jude" from the Beatles.
We were able to meet them in the foyer after. They are all warm happy people. They were so happy to chant with us, sign autographs and take pictures with us. I actually felt quite star struck and was on quite a high for a while after but it was a fabulous experience!
