Sting in concert in Italy. Just Cavalli
Xerox SYMPHONICITY STING
presents a concert with his most famous songs, performed with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra conducted by Steven Mercurio
October 25 - FLORENCE - Teatro Verdi
November 2 - MILANO - Teatro degli Arcimboldi
November 3 - TORINO - Palaolimpico
November 10 - ROMA - Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Santa Cecilia
Live Nation has announced that Sting, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra will continue its world tour in Europe and the UK this autumn. Symphonicity The tour, which will depart from Vancouver June 2 and will continue for several concerts in North America - already sold out - all summer, see Sting perform in his most famous songs re-arranged key symphony. The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra will be conducted by Steven Mercurio.
The European tour will start September 3 instead of the Oslo Concert Hall on September 5 and will continue at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. On October 5, Sting, accompanied by the Northern Sinfonia Orchestra, will perform a special performance at the Sage Hall in Newcastle, his hometown. They also confirmed a concert at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London (October 1) and three shows in Italy - October 25 at the Teatro Verdi Florence, November 2 at the Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan on November 10 in Rome at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Santa Cecilia (for the exhibition 'It's Wonderful' Accademia di Santa Cecilia). In September, the tour will also make stops in Stockholm, Helsinki, Berlin, Cologne and Paris, and then tap Dublin, Nantes, Antwerp, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart in October, in November will be finally added concerts in Turin and Vienna.
The greatest songs of Sting - chosen from a long and illustrious career that has produced numerous multi-platinum albums, an incredible list of songs that reached number one in the world, countless prizes and awards, and the astounding figure of almost 100 million records sold worldwide - will be re-interpreted in a symphony orchestra with instruments of Jorge Calandrelli, David Hartley, Michel Legrand, Rob Mathes, Vince Mendoza, Steven Mercurio Bill Ross, Robert Sadin, and Nicola Tescari. The lineup, which was created especially for this tour will include some favorite pieces of fan of Sting, including "Roxanne," "Next To You," "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" and "Every Breath You Take", and of course the most famous songs of his solo career, "Englishman in New York," "Fragile," "Russians" "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You," "Fields of Gold" and "Desert Rose."
On the occasion of the much Sting's tour this summer will release the label Deutsche Grammophon CD Symphonicities. The new record is to be a celebration of the live concert experience. The album will include songs from some great footage of The Police, including "Roxanne" and "Next To You", and the songs most representative of Sting's solo career, including "Englishman in New York," "I Burn for You "" Why Should I Cry for You "and" She's Too Good For Me. " Symphonicities is produced by Rob Mathes and Sting, and mixed by Elliot Scheiner (Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac) and Claudius Mittendorfer (Interpol, Franz Ferdinand).
Sting's interest in the orchestral collaboration began in 2008, following an invitation to perform with the legendary Chicago Symphony Orchestra. After some reworked songs from his vast repertoire, Sting has performed with the orchestra in a performance that left an indelible mark. Ready to explore possible new collaborations symphony, Sting proved to be absolutely thrilled when the Philadelphia Orchestra has asked him to join them in a performance to commemorate the anniversary 153esimo Academy of Music.
"The performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra both have represented important moments of my career. I am very happy with this new opportunity to tour with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra will be like having a new bar of musical colors to work with and then re-invent the songs that represented my live concerts for over thirty years " said Sting.
The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra has accompanied many international artists, including famous names in classical music as Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Kiri Te Kanawa and the late Luciano Pavarotti, but also pop culture icons such as Burt Bacharach, George Benson, Michel Legrand, Diana Krall, Tina Turner and Randy Newman. The orchestra of 45 elements accompany the entire North American tour.
Sting will also be accompanied by a quartet made up of Dominic Miller (Sting's guitarist for a long time), David Cossin (specialists in different drums in the field of experimental music, as well as a member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars), Jo Lawry (vocals) and Ira Coleman (bass).
The first adventure record for Sting in the world of classical music has been successful with the album Songs from the Labyrinth, with an interpretation of the lute music of the sixteenth century John Dowland, published by Deutsche Grammophon in 2006. After finishing the world tour that has marked the long awaited reunion of The Police, Sting has returned to pursue his passion for mixing musical genres with the recent publication of If On A Winter's Night ..., debuted at No. 1 Billboard classical charts.
The tour is organized by Live Nation and produced by RZO Entertainment, Inc. in association with Universal Music Classical Management & Productions, and presented by Xerox.
"We are excited to bring this unique and exciting tour of Sting in the world," said Arthur Fogel (CEO / Chairman of Live Nation Global Touring.) "The new arrangements, combined with beautiful lyrics and music by Sting, will surely give life to a magical evening of music. "
"Our sponsorship of the World Tour Sting Xerox offers the opportunity to show not only the legendary talent of Sting and the real world of entertainment," said Christa Carone, a Xerox vice president of marketing and communication. "Every great performance depends on a 'behind the scenes' smooth and quiet, and this is precisely the role played by Xerox in the wings for our customers. Our technology and our services will support the needs of the tour, to offer to all fans of Sting a magical evening of music. "
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