DEC. 15, 16, 17 it's the Il Divo quartet at the Beacon. Said their handsome, tal ented, handsome, famous and hand some tenor David Miller: "A Christmas tour is brand-new for us. We never did this before. We're usually staging things to play to an audience, and there's eye contact. This is more like a concert with mike stands in front of us. We've been prepping it for two months. And we normally work with a reduced orchestra. The Beacon will have 45 musicians. Two of the guys never worked with a conductor before. It's unchartered territory.
"Reasons we're doing this is, duh, why not? We started talking about it a year ago but Simon Cowell put a damper on it. We've already recorded a Christmas album, which for some reason he hates and hasn't even released yet in the UK."
As to the Il Divos harmonizing offstage, it's: "Socially, that's hit or miss. In real life, we're scattered. I'm from Colorado, but I love New York, and it's where I live. For two of the boys, home is the UK, and one lives in the mountains near France. We're on the road together eight months, travel every two days. Our wives meet up at places when it's a big stretch away. The show is energetically taxing. I'm one who goes to my room, takes a hot shower, does yoga and, being a techno geek, plays with my bits and bobs -- electronics, mikes, cameras, tripods, lights -- which I schlep along. I'm the group's videographer. For myself, I pack sparingly. Clothes all go in one bag.
"And right now I have to go back to rehearsal."
AND excuse me, but no room's left for an Only in New York ETC
"Reasons we're doing this is, duh, why not? We started talking about it a year ago but Simon Cowell put a damper on it. We've already recorded a Christmas album, which for some reason he hates and hasn't even released yet in the UK."
As to the Il Divos harmonizing offstage, it's: "Socially, that's hit or miss. In real life, we're scattered. I'm from Colorado, but I love New York, and it's where I live. For two of the boys, home is the UK, and one lives in the mountains near France. We're on the road together eight months, travel every two days. Our wives meet up at places when it's a big stretch away. The show is energetically taxing. I'm one who goes to my room, takes a hot shower, does yoga and, being a techno geek, plays with my bits and bobs -- electronics, mikes, cameras, tripods, lights -- which I schlep along. I'm the group's videographer. For myself, I pack sparingly. Clothes all go in one bag.
"And right now I have to go back to rehearsal."
AND excuse me, but no room's left for an Only in New York ETC
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