Lea to perform with Il Divo

MANILA, Philippines - Following a successful week of concerts at New York’s Marquis Theater, Il Divo  the record-breaking classical crossover group which 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.  They will perform with Lea Salonga (right). The engagement, scheduled for March 19, supports the group’s sixth studio album A Musical Affair. It’s the group’s first compilation of songs inspired by Broadway shows such as Phantom of the Opera, Carousel and West Side Story.  For details, log on to IlDivo.com.

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 quartet 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 show was developed by long-term Il Divo collaborator and artistic director Brian Burke. The album A Musical Affair showcases Il Divo’s signature romantic and emotional interpretation of 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 songs, as well as invited Broadway and pop artists to appear on certain tracks as their duet partners. The tracks are Music of the Night (Phantom of the Opera) — duet with Barbra Streisand; All I Ask Of You (Phantom Of The Opera) with Kristin Chenoweth; Memory (Cats) with Nicole Scherzinger; and Can You Feel The Love Tonight (The Lion King) with Heather Headley.

Urs 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.”

The Manila concert is promoted by Ovation Productions. Tickets are available on www.ticketworld.com.ph and www.ticketnet.com.ph or at the Resorts World Box Office (tel. no. 908-8000 loc. 7700).