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In a program of opera (how about La donna è mobile,
Nessun Dorma, and Ah! Mes Amis... Pour Mon Ame?), Broadway, jazz,
blues, soul, spirituals and gospel recorded
during a live performance at New York's
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Ballroom, the "Three Mo' Tenors" display unrivalled versatility
as they slide in and out of seven diverse musical genres withou missing
a beat. The concert was the idea of Broadway director Marion J. Caffey and
the inspiration to stage a show that would pay tribute to the unique art
of African-American operatic tenors came while listening to the original
Three Tenors. It was an idea that worked. And on August 6, 2001 Public Television
viewers nationwide saw why: here are three classically trained operatic
singers who can sing the blues, gospel and Duke Ellington with as much soul
and convincingness as they can sing the arias of Verdi and Puccini. What's
more they have a ball doing it. Their tenor voices serve all genres well;
factor in the excellent showmanship, and television viewers are sure to
have a delightfully entertaining musical evening just as the audience at
the staged performance clearly did. Bill Cosel directed the program for televison (Marion Caffrey directed for stage), with musical direction is by Joseph Joubert. Other performers include The Gospel Ensember and the Broadway Inspirational Voices. Click HERE for program. |
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| Other
GREAT PERFORMANCES on FanFaire |
Copland's
America with Jonathan Sheffer and the Eos Orchestra
Don Giovanni Unmasked with Dmitri Hvorostovsky Little Women Joshua Bell in West Side Story Suite |
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