美声绅士－IL DIVO

 看过2006世界杯的朋友在沉醉于足球童话中的同时一定也会为其优美的主题歌所打动，而这首歌的演唱者中那四位高大俊朗的男音给我们留下的印象又是最深刻的，他们是 IL DIVO。下面转载一下关于IL DIVO的文字，让我们一路走来，慢慢的认识他们，以下转载内容来自搜狐（http://2006.sohu.com/20060421/n242930273.shtml）。

        从2005年开始，浪漫的情歌有了全新的定义——IL DIVO。他们的歌声将是你坠入情网时的护花使者，他们的歌声将伴随你进入爱情世界的最深处……IL DIVO是英国乐坛巨人Simon Cowell跨越音乐界线，独创popera（揉合流行歌曲唱法与古典歌剧声乐唱法演唱流行、古典、歌剧等类型歌曲的歌唱新流派）歌唱潮流的全新概念组合。IL DIVO由四个来自欧、美的年轻歌唱家所组成，他们兼具声乐歌唱技巧，以及诠释经由管弦乐重新编曲伴奏的浪漫经典情歌唱功。 

　　IL DIVO的四位黄金演唱家

　　David Miller 戴维米勒 / 男高音 / 美国籍
　　毕业于俄亥俄州的欧柏林(Oberlin)音乐学院，拥有歌唱表演的学士学位以及歌剧演唱的硕士学位。过去十年来，穿梭于纽约的表演舞台，在由来自北美、南美、澳洲与欧洲的音乐剧制作公司所制作的45出音乐剧中担任主角演出，其中包括在米兰的La Scala剧场演出的《西城故事》中担纲男主角唐尼。最近，他更加入《红磨坊》导演巴兹鲁曼(Baz Luhrman)深获好评的音乐剧《波希米亚人》(La Boheme)的演出阵容，出饰鲁道福(Rodolfo)一角

　　Sebastien Izambard 萨巴斯汀伊桑巴德 / 声乐 / 法国籍
　　乐团中唯一一位自行研修歌唱技巧的团员，他同时也是一位相当优异的歌曲创作家，定居巴黎，曾经帮许多法国艺人的专辑担纲制作。2001年，他荣膺担任法国老牌艺人钱宁哈乐戴Johnny Haliday“纵横电影、乐坛、运动场近半世纪之久的全才艺人”在巴黎奥林匹亚剧场(Olympia)所举行的爆满演唱会的暖场歌手。2002年，曾在由李察柯香帝Richard Cocciante（意大利籍，纵横乐坛与剧场界的浪漫派艺人，灌录过意大利文、法文、德文、英文专辑，创作过〈钟楼怪人〉音乐剧）所创作的音乐剧《小王子》中担纲要角。2003年应邀加入IL DIVO的时候，正忙于个人专辑的录制，希望未来能为乐团创作歌曲。

　　Urs Buhler 厄斯布勒 / 男高音 / 瑞士籍
　　17岁时，在瑞士Luzern当地的重摇滚乐队阴谋乐团(Conspiracy)开始歌唱生涯，曾在Luzern当地的教会音乐学院就读，随后转往阿姆斯特丹音乐学院，拜著名音乐老师Udo Reinemann为师，研习声乐演唱。教导他的歌唱名师还包括已过世的瑞典男高音Gosta Winbergh以及法国男高音Christian Papis。此外，他也曾在柏林爱乐交响乐团的首席指挥Claudio Abbado的指导下，在“Salzburg音乐祭”中，与合唱团一起合唱达四个月的时间。过去七年，他持续与荷兰歌剧团合作演出清唱剧。

　　Carlos Marin 卡洛斯马林 / 男中音 / 西班牙籍
　　出生于西班牙首府马德里，以演出西班牙文版本的《悲惨世界》、《梦幻骑士》等音乐剧享誉西班牙，在与抒情男高音阿弗雷多克劳斯(Alfredo Kraus)、女高音卡芭叶(Monserrat Caballe)、歌剧声乐家杰米亚拉戈(Jamie Aragall)等歌唱界名家同台演唱后，马上成为风靡全球的首席男中音，著名的代表作有《茶花女》、《塞维尔亚的理发师》、《波希米亚人》、《蝴蝶夫人》等剧。

　　IL DIVO的诞生
　　2001年，组成一个具有突破性的四人乐团的概念成型:四个具有正统的歌唱训练的年轻人，他们可以用歌声将深受欢迎的老歌与新歌提升到另外一个层次，将流行乐与古典乐之间的缺口弥平。在历经全球范围的歌手选拔过程后，具有此一概念的乐团终于在2003年12月诞生，乐团被命名为IL DIVO。IL DIVO是意大利文，指的是具有圣洁唱腔感觉的演唱家，或是男声乐家，IL DIVO拥有多国国籍的团员直接反映出乐团具有音乐地球村的独特性。

　　2004年上半年，IL DIVO于伦敦的录音室展开首张专辑《IL DIVO》的录制工作，专辑中有许多脍炙人口的歌曲，像是将Toni Braxton的抒情冠军曲“Unbreak My Heart”填上西班牙文歌词的“Unbreak My Heart (Regresa A Mi)”、根据意大利国宝级电影音乐教父颜尼欧莫利克奈(Ennio Monnicone)经典电影音乐《教会》中的主题乐章“Gabriel's Oboe”填上意大利文歌词的“Nella Fantasia”、重新演唱法兰克辛纳屈所主唱的电影《夺标》主题曲“My Way”的意大利文版“My Way (A Mi Manera)”。

　　虽然，IL DIVO的乐风与演唱歌曲的类型都相当的多样化，但是，乐团却只有一个主题，就是“浪漫”。令人怦然心动的歌声，加上震撼心弦的编曲，让IL DIVO的歌唱事业飞上天际，IL DIVO的出现提醒了乐迷，伟大的咏叹调与流行经典名曲其实就像是一枚硬币的两面，是歌唱艺术的一体两面。在专辑中的所有歌曲中，IL DIVO的四位团员共同担纲歌曲的主唱职务，在一段又一段的歌曲合唱乐声中凝聚着细腻、优雅特质的歌声魅力，在情感内敛与激情澎湃的唱腔收放之间，流露出令人难以抗拒的催情魔力。

　　为了烘托团员具有多国国籍的特征，IL DIVO在专辑中所演唱的歌曲，不单只有英文歌曲，更有西班牙文与意大利文，无论他们演唱的是哪一国语言的歌曲，你都可以在他们的优美歌声中体验到全球共通的情绪——罗曼蒂克。

为了获得第一手的资料，请大家移步IL DIVO 官方网站（ www.ildivo.com ），下面是官网提供的 IL DIVO 档案资料，对比阅读一下，还可以提高英文阅读能力，一举两得。

Il Divo has conquered the world. In just two years since their debut album, the dramatic rise of the international operatic supergroup has been breathtaking in its speed and unparalleled in its success.

The fusion of four exceptional voices, bringing the passion and virtuosity of their classical training to the interpretation of romantic and popular songs, has brought a sense of opera into the mainstream and thrilled the world in the process.

They have achieved 26 # 1 chart positions internationally, sold over 13 million albums, and achieved some 104 gold and platinum awards around the world.

With Il Divo, their first album, which was released in October 2004, they smashed Led Zeppelin's 25-year record of being the only band to achieve a number 1 album without a commercial single release. It was even the highest charting debut album for a UK signed act ever in America.

Their second album, Ancora, went straight in at number 1 in the USA, sold a phenomenal 150,000 copies there in just one week, and confirmed them as one of the biggest acts in the world. In the UK, Ancora also went straight to number 1 and they finished the year on a high performing for Her Majesty the Queen at The Royal Variety Show.

This year their sell-out 86-date world tour where they played to over 500,000 fans, took in 69 cities across the UK, USA, Europe and Australia, and was followed by an invitation from the legendary Barbra Streisand to join her on her 20-date US tour throughout October and November.

They recorded the official anthem for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, performing in front of an International audience of 1 billion people at the opening ceremony and the Final of the World Cup.

For all four members it has been an incredible journey. With the release of their third album, Siempre, Il Divo are poised to take their meteoric success to another level.

 

 

David Miller (tenor, from the USA) says: "So much of what has happened has exceeded our hopes and expectations, and the future seems wide open. But we still have to keep ourselves grounded in the music, in passion for the music, and for performing.

"So we're very proud of the new album, and the vocals we've come up with. We're branching out a little, but it's still the Il Divo sound. We've done Nights In White Satin, and Bryan Adams' Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? But the whole album has a much more Latin feel, more up-tempo. It's more fun."

David, who has a Masters Degree in Opera Theatre, had sung leading roles internationally in opera for 10 years and on Broadway in Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme. "We four have become like brothers. We've shared so many amazing experiences - we went to NASA together, to the beach in Australia, shared private jets. It's all been new to all of us. We make light of it, almost a buffer against how excited we are. Because if we really let out how we feel all the time, we'd be like nerdy little boys!"

Sebastien Izambard (pop singer from France) says: "Our adventure has been amazing. Two years ago, I never thought I would travel so much, meet so many people of different cultures, or work so hard. I couldn't believe it when I heard we would be singing with Barbra Streisand, and it has been fabulous."

Sebastien, the only self-taught singer, is an accomplished songwriter who plays guitar and piano and has produced for many other French artists. "The new album is different from the other two, it's another side of Il Divo, a side we've never shown before. We use Cuban percussion and guitars, the melodies are very different. Il Divo starts swinging..!"

"When we found out, just before we went on stage on the first night of our world tour, that we were at number 1 in the USA, it was a fabulous moment. But we love performing in the UK. We feel like we were born here, and everything started from here. So we always feel like we're coming home."

Urs Bühler (tenor, from Switzerland) says: "I'm very happy about the third album. Except for Somewhere, which is in English, everything is in Spanish or Italian and it has more rhythm. I think it's very sexy actually! And the songs are wonderful. I really love Without You. The Mariah Carey version is great and the Nilsson original is wonderful, but I am really proud of our version."

Urs, who started singing with a hard rock band, had sung at the Salzburg Festival, based in Holland, singing with Netherlands Opera. "Life is very exciting, and never better than when we're on tour. I love the traveling. It has changed my views on the world, stretched my horizons.

"It was wonderful being on our UK Summer Nights Tour, I rented a motorbike to travel between venues. It was like having a motorbike holiday through England, and yet each night at the same time, I got to have one and a half hours of big, big fun on stage."

 

Carlos Marin (baritone, from Spain), says: "Now we know each other so well, we only need to watch each other's eyes, and we know what the other guy is thinking, and how he will sing the part. It's an amazing closeness.

"We needed this when we first started to sing with Barbra Streisand, an unbelievable honour. Of course we were nervous, but when she arrived, we couldn't believe that she was this sweet woman who was asking our opinion. She has a beautiful, amazing voice, but she likes to improvise, so at first rehearsal it was a little difficult. But it soon came together, and the mix of our voices is very special."

Carlos, a star of the opera scene was based in Madrid and was renowned for his work in many operas such as La Traviata and La Boheme. "In my opinion, this album is the best of the three. The original songs are better, the vocal arrangements are more precise, more elaborate. And of course, it's still always romantic. How could it not be?

"We just want to grow and grow. We do our best, try every single day to improve ourselves. Even my English is improving! Now when I go back to Spain, I sometimes find I am thinking in English, and English words come out with the Spanish."

David has the final word: "We are built for singing, that's what we're here for, to let our voices out, and let the music ring. Now we're going to the next step."

让我们记住他们共同的名字 IL DIVO !