Il Divo's 2009 World Wide Tour, "An Evening With Il Divo" The world tour will kick off at Manchester's MEN Arena on February 21st, then will visit 22 European cities (including 9 UK arena dates) followed by a three-month North American tour, before heading to South America, Australia and Asia later in the year. - The new show will be staged and choreographed by William Baker (Kylie, Jamiroquai) on a state-of-the-art set, which also offers fans the chance to sit within the staging for a unique concert experience.
Il Divo Tickets - Il Divo Tour Dates announced: The original and most popular operatic quartet return in November with their new album, The Promise.
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Il Divo World Tour 2009 - European dates
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Il Divo Tickets - 21-Feb-09 Manchester
Il Divo Tickets - 24-Feb-09 Birmingham
Il Divo Tickets - 27-Feb-09 London
Il Divo Tickets - 01-Mar-09 Cardiff
Il Divo Tickets - 04-Mar-09 Nottingham
Il Divo Tickets - 05-Mar-09 Sheffield
Il Divo Tickets - 07-Mar-09 Dublin
Il Divo Tickets - 09-Mar-09 Belfast
Il Divo Tickets - 11-Mar-09 Rotterdam
Il Divo Tickets - 14-Mar-09 Copenhagen
Il Divo Tickets - 16-Mar-09 Oslo
Il Divo Tickets - 17-Mar-09 Stockholm
Il Divo Tickets - 20-Mar-09 Koln
Il Divo Tickets - 21-Mar-09 Stuttgart
Il Divo Tickets - 23-Mar-09 Milan
Il Divo Tickets - 24-Mar-09 Vienna
Il Divo Tickets - 25-Mar-09 Ljublijana
Il Divo Tickets - 27-Mar-09 Belgrade
Il Divo Tickets - 30-Mar-09 Munich
Il Divo Tickets - 31-Mar-09 Berlin
Il Divo Tickets - 01-Apr-09 Antwerp
Il Divo Tickets - 03-Apr-09 Barcelona
Il Divo Tickets - 04-Apr-09 Madrid
Il Divo Tickets - 06-Apr-09 Lisbon
Il Divo Tickets - 08-Apr-09 Zurich
Il Divo Tickets - 09-Apr-09 Paris
Il Divo Tickets - 12-Apr-09 Newcastle
Il Divo Tickets - 13-Apr-09 Glasgow
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"People might be surprised by this album," suggests American tenor David Miller. "Our goal was to approach it with fresh ears and fresh spirits, and try some different things. We've still got all the cannons and fireworks, but there is more range, different dynamics, more light and shade, more colour. It's a more complete album."
Something crucial happened to Il Divo in the process of making this record. Four singers from different countries and different musical disciplines discovered a new unity of purpose.
"We are more mature than when we started," according to Spanish baritone Carlos Marin. "We are not in the mode of being four solo singers anymore. We are a group."
"We have gained a lot of trust in each other," elaborates Swiss tenor Urs Buhler. "We realised that what's best for Il Divo is best for each of us, cause we are Il Divo. You can't separate one from the other."
Or as French pop singer Sebastien Izambard puts it: "Il Divo became one."
Il Divo were initially brought together by pop impresario Simon Cowell in 2004, following an extensive worldwide audition process. The virtuoso blending of operatic technique with romantic and popular song took the world by storm, with sales of over 22 million. Their first three albums, 'Il Divo', 'Ancora' and 'Siempre' scored 36 number 1 chart positions across 26 countries. But success was hard earned.
"It was a massive experiment, really," recalls David. "You bring four solo singers together, three operatic, one pop, four different countries, there's language barriers, there's no template for what we were trying to do. Simon said, 'here's some songs, make me proud.' We had to figure it out as we went along."
Il Divo's schedule has been non stop. Two sold out world tours have seen them performing to over 1.5 million people in thirty countries. They appeared at the opening and closing ceremonies of the FIFA 2006 World Cup, singing the official theme song with Toni Braxton. And they were special guests of Barbara Streisand on her 2006 tour of North America. And all the time they have been refining and defining the musical genre
Il Divo, Italian for "divine male performer", is a multinational operatic pop vocal group created by Simon Cowell. Il Divo is formed by singers Carlos Marín, Urs Bühler, David Miller, and Sébastien Izambard. Their first album, which was released in October 2004, smashed Led Zeppelin's 25-year record of being the only band to achieve a number 1 album without a commercial single release. It was also the highest charting debut album for a UK signed act ever in America. In 2006, they recorded the official anthem for the FIFA World Cup, performing in front of an International audience of 1 billion people at the opening ceremony and the Final of the World Cup.