An Evening with Il Divo

Il Divo is a ground-breaking quartet formed by American tenor David Miller, French pop singer Sébastien Izambard, Swiss tenor Urs Bühler and Spanish baritone Carlos Marín. These four men have been breaking new ground and pushing the boundaries by taking the operatic vocal majesty of The Three Tenors and applying the same techniques to more pop-orientated material with stunning success.
Il Divo were brought together in 2004, and until now they have sold 25 million albums worldwide, completed two sold-out world tours in 2006 and 2007 visiting more than 30 countries, entertaining Kings, Queens and Presidents and drawing standing ovations with their performances.
By the end of 2007, Il Divo took their first sabbatical in four years, which enabled them to recharge batteries. They returned at the end of 2008 with a new album and ready for a new world tour, their third, called “An Evening with Il Divo” which brought them to Portugal for a second time.
On April 6th 2009, and after months of waiting, the time had come for the 20.000 people at Pavilhão Atlântico, me included, to witness this comeback, all of us eager to welcome Il Divo after two years, giving them the chance to perform before a sold-out crowd in Lisbon again.
The concert, my first ever Il Divo concert, was fantastic and being such a huge Il Divo fan, words don’t quite seem to be enough to describe the experience. Witnessing Il Divo performing live is simply amazing and it can’t be compared to any other experience that I have had in my life. I am glad and thankful that I was able to be a part of this wonderful event and all the memories it has given me.
The most important thing about Il Divo is the power of their voices and combined with the hi-tech stage, the digital light show and the spectacular backdrop, this force becomes visually exciting as well. This allows them to showcase songs from their four studio albums, like Regresa a Mi and The Power of Love.
The four singers gave their all onstage, earning standing ovations after each song. And they left with a promise, the promise that we won’t be waiting another two years to see them perform in Portugal. This I won’t be missing for sure!
Il Divo are an amazingly talented quartet with extraordinary voices and their passion and poise have earned them a devoted audience, an audience that I’m proud to be a part of.

Juliana Machado