The Sun (Malaysia)

A night of opera

> Il Divo performed to a packed auditorium of ardent fans at its recent Timeless Tour 2018 concert at Genting’s Arena of Stars

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Love Story, sung in Italian, and followed by Unforgetta­ble, Unchained Melody, and Smile.

In-between songs, the four entertaine­d the audience with stories of their past, and how they became singers in their own right.

On their musical longevity as a group for 15 years, Urs attributed it to their passion for singing from the heart and shared values in their work.

“We also laughed and joked about each other,” David added, saying that it helped them get by when the pressures of travelling the globe wear them down.

Sebastien’s new solo track Kingdom Come displayed some of the singer’s eclectic influences, including from modern pop bands like Coldplay and The Weeknd.

It was a refreshing change from the classical tracks the group has been offering the audience.

But the most dramatic and expressive solo was by David, who gave an emotional and explosive Vesti la Glubba Pagliacci, which ended with him weeping, along with a lot of women in the crowd too.

Obviously, he got a standing ovation for his magnificen­t effort.

The four ended the evening with Somewhere, after thanking their fans for their support, saying that somewhere along their career, they hope to meet up again with them.

But as they left the stage, the insatiable fans refused to leave their seats and chanted for encore.

Eventually, the musicians and Il Divo came back to deliver their 2004 hit, Regresa a Mi (Unbreak My Heart) and Frank Sinatra’s Mi Manera (My Way) before finally bidding the audience adieu for the night.

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 ??  ?? (above) Il Divo ... (from left) Urs, David, Sebastien and Carlos onstage at the Arena of Stars. (left) The lovely Claudiella during her opening performanc­e; and solo performanc­es (from right, top) Sebastien; and Carlos.
(above) Il Divo ... (from left) Urs, David, Sebastien and Carlos onstage at the Arena of Stars. (left) The lovely Claudiella during her opening performanc­e; and solo performanc­es (from right, top) Sebastien; and Carlos.
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