The Ten Tenors

The Ten Tenors, September 2009, San Diego, California

The TEN Tenors (also known as TTT or 'The TEN') is an Australian music ensemble that has toured world-wide since its formation in 1995.^[1] The group is renowned for their reimagining of modern-day classics by artists such as Queen, Meat Loaf; AC/DC, Aerosmith, Leonard Cohen and much more. They are also known to perform operatic arias, native Australian tunes (including I Still Call Australia Home) and most recently, the hits of Broadway.

The Ten Tenors double CD (one live and one studio recorded) “Larger Than Life” CD was recorded in Australia and Germany and released in 2004 Europe and USA, with some of these tracks being released in Australia under the title “Tenology (The Best So Far)”. Andy Arthurs and Richard Vella were the recording co-producers. Some of these tracks drew on traditional opera repertoire, but many were reinvented for a broader non-opera going audience. Their 2006 album Here's To The Heroes was heavily influenced by the music of John Barry.

Nowadays, the group has evolved into a rock-opera touring group, pushing the boundaries of the classical genre and the definition of a tenor.^[2] Their latest album "Double Platinum", which was mainly produced and arranged by Dr Steven Baker, is a double album featuring classical songs on one disc and contemporary songs on the other and features the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. It debuted at #7 on the mainstream charts in New Zealand.

The TEN Tenors reportedly tour an average of 250 show per year over ten months of the year and have sold more than 3.5 million concert tickets worldwide.

In February 2014, The Ten Tenors commenced a four-month, 70 show tour^[3] across the US with their The Ten Tenors On Broadway show, which has subsequently toured to Europe, Australia and South Korea.^[1]

Current members

• Cameron Barclay
• Michael Edwards
• Paul Gelsumini
• Adrian Li Donni
• Virgilio Marino
• Jared Newall
• Jordan Pollard
• Sam Roberts-Smith
• JD Smith
• Florian Voss

Band

• Trent Bryson-Dean (Drums)
• Ben Kiehn (Piano)
• David Orr (Guitar)

Note: The roster of members does change - the above list is current as at Nov 2016.^[4]

Creatives

Musical Director: Dr Steven Baker.^[5]
Musical Director in Residence: Paul Gelsumini
Tour Manager/Audio Engineer: Rupert Pletzer
Lighting Designer: Jamie Schmidt

Previous members

Discography

CD

• 1998 – Tenorissimo!
• 1999 – Colours
• 2000 – Untied (also known as One Is Not Enough in Europe)
• 2001 – A Not So Silent Night
• 2004 – Larger Than Life
• 2005 – Tenology (The Best of So Far...) #8 AUS
• 2005 – A Not So Silent Night (remastered and remixed with new tracks, available at concerts in Germany and as bonus CD with Tenology Limited Christmas Edition in the USA)
• 2006 – Here's to the Heroes #8 AUS
• 2008 – Nostalgica #27 AUS
• 2011 – Nostalgica – International Edition (with bonus tracks from their performance on Oprah's Ultimate Adventure)
• 2011 – Double Platinum (Double album) #17 AUS
• 2014 – On Broadway #44 AUS
• 2015 – Our Christmas Wish #16 AUS
• 2016 – In Mezzo Al Mare

VHS/DVD

• 2000 – Colours – VHS (Australia & New Zealand only)
• 2002 – One Is Not Enough – DVD (Europe only)
• 2004 – Larger Than Life – DVD (USA, Canada & Australia only)
• 2006 – Here's to the Heroes – DVD
• 2009 – Amigos Para Siempre CD/DVD pack

See also

• Boy band
• Tenor

References

External links

• The Ten Tenors Official Site
• The Ten Tenors Facebook Page
• The Ten Tenors Twitter Page
• The Ten Tenors Instagram