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MUSIC
THE LONG VIEW
THE FTENORS
THE AWARD-WINNING BAND TALKS CHRISTMAS, PERFORMING LIVE AND BEING CANADIAN.
rom performing at the RS: How is it performing live, Olympics and at Queen compared to on TV? Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee TT: We’re pretty lucky to have
RS: What is your favourite Christmas song?
TT: Selecting our favourite Christmas song is like asking someone to name their favorite child! With that in mind, we
have a few classic go-tos such as “Have yourself A Merry Little Christmas” or the masterpieces,
“O Holy Night” and “O Come
All Ye Faithful.” Songwriting is very important to us and we’re proud of our Christmas originals, including “Santa’s Wish,” which quotes the famous hook “I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing In Perfect Harmony,” and “When We Are Together,” which was No. 1 on Christmas radio!
RS: Which is your favourite city to perform in and why?
TT: Another tough question! We
to winning a Juno award, creating honed our craft by performing
platinum-selling albums and touring the world, The Tenors have made their mark on the operatic pop music world. Real Style had a chance to talk with them about their upcoming holiday tour, who they’d like to work with and performing on TV.
Real Style: What made you decide to do a Christmas tour in 2018?
The Tenors: Christmas is our favorite time of year to tour and share our music! We’ve heard from many fans that our holiday concerts are one of their favourite family traditions, so the pressure is on to deliver.
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in front of live audiences from
the start. We feel we earned
our proverbial “10,000 hours” touring to smaller towns and
cities across Canada and the U.S., before moving on to larger cities and venues. All of this preparation helped us in spades when the major TV opportunities came along. There’s certainly added pressure with a TV performance, especially when it’s live or has an international reach, but all those years of prep have helped us take it all in stride. At the end of day, it comes down to us each connecting to the lyrics, the music, to each other and, ultimately, the audience.
PHOTOS, LEFT: THE TENORS, RIGHT: DOD NEWS ON WIKIPEDIA