The Ten Sopranos - National Tour August 12, 2009

The Ten Sopranos
Featuring
PENNY PAVLAKIS
Touring Nationally from July 2009
New CD in stores now

To promote their brand new CD, The Ten Sopranos are touring Australia for the very first time throughout July and August. Featuring Australia’s own Penny Pavlakis, The Ten Sopranos deliver a varied repertoire of Operatic favourites and popular songs including, Nessum Dorma, La Donna Mobile, The Brindisi, Amigos Para Sempre, New York New York, You Raise Me Up, Oh Danny Boy and many other favourites.

The tour starts this week in regional NSW and extends through Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia. Vocally exciting, artistically clever and visually breathtaking, the ten women with exquisite voices will take to the stage with a popular repertoire. The songs have been musically arranged to suit the versatility and diversity of the Ten Sopranos’ individual talents.

“Through our interpretation we invite you to be a part of the most intimate expression of human life...the gift of music,” said Penny Pavlakis.

The Ten Sopranos includes some of the most gifted contemporary Australian singers directed by and featuring Penny Pavlakis, The Ten Sopranos also stars Joanna Powell, Grace Mason, Marissa Clare-Berzins, Nicole Pexiotto, Melanie McLeod, Elizabeth Farrant, Kylie Thomas, Rebecca Wallace and Mary Temple-Smith.

The Ten Sopranos new self titled CD is arranged and directed by Penny Pavlakis as a principle artist in major opera companies in Europe and Australia the award winning Pavlakis has worked with renowned artists including Baz Luhrmann, Max Lambert, Richard Bonynge and Dame Joan Sutherland. She brings a wealth of experience to The Ten Sopranos.

“This cd is an affirmation that great music is timeless and the interpretation of song is no more than the communication of the soul, “said Penny Pavlakis. “The beauty and spirit of life is manifested though the songs of some of the greatest composers the world has ever known.

With the help of State Opera NSW, The Ovation Channel and Fuse a CD has been released featuring 10 popular musical tracks. The Operatic arias chosen for the recording are sung in their original language, while the contemporary songs on the album are performed with uniquely engaging vocal delivery. The CD involved some of the worlds greatest musical minds, Tommy Tycho at the orchestra helm, and engineering by Richard Lush from Abbey Road Studios. It was recorded at the world famous Studio 301 and songs on the CD include Aye Calypso, The Prayer, La Donne E Mobile, Speak Softly Love and Oh Danny Boy.

The Ten Sopranos touring Australia throughout July and August. The new CD The Ten Sopranos in music stores now including Sanity

The Ten Sopranos
Featuring Penny Pavlakis
Australian Tour
JULY & AUGUST 2009

NSW
Griffith Regional Theatre
July 8
02 6962 8444

Wagga Civic Centre
July 10
02 6962 9688

Albury Performing Arts
July 11
02 6051 3051

Orange Civic Centre
July 14
02 6393 8111

Parramatta, Riverside Theatre
Aug 12
02 8839 3399

Victoria
Nunawading,The Whitehorse Centre
July 15
03 9262 6555

Moonee Ponds, The Clocktower Centre
July 16
03 9243 9191

Geelong Performing Arts Centre
July 17
03 5225 1200

Warragul Performing Arts
July 18
03 5624 2456

Warrnambool, Entertainment Centre
July 21
03 5559 4999
Hamilton, Performing Arts

Aug 20
03 5573 0429

Williamstown, Altona Theatre
Aug 21
03 9932 1000

Western Australia
Margaret River Cultural Centre
July 23
08 9758 7316

Bunbury, Regional Entertainment Centre
July 24
1300 661272

Perth, Don Russell Performing Arts
July 25
08 9493 4577

Geraldton, Queens Park Theatre
July 26
08 9956 6662

South Australia
Adelaide, Hopgood Theatre Noarlunga
Aug 15
08 8207 3975

Port Pirie, Northern Festival Centre
Aug 16
08 8633 8500

Whyalla, Middlebank Theatre
Aug 17
08 8644 7300

Mt Gambier, Robert Helpman Theatre
Aug 18
08 8644 7300

Renmark, Sir Chaffey Theatre
Aug 19
08 8586 1800

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