You have to hand it to Il Divo, or rather, black-fitted T-shirt aficionado Simon Cowell.
The internationally successful operatic pop quartet and their internationally successful manager/creator know how to keep things in their (luxuriously decorated) wheelhouse.
A Musical Affair, the group's sixth studio album, finds tenor Urs Buhler (Switzerland), baritone Carlos Marin (Spain), pop artist Sebastien Izambard (France), and tenor David Miller (United States) applying their considerable vocal prowess' to some of Broadway's biggest set-pieces -- a limited run of performances at The Marquis Theater with special guest Heather Headley will accompany the release.
That alone would have won them favor with their legions of fans, but they've gone and sweetened the pot by bringing in duet partners like Kristin Chenoweth ("All I Ask of You" from Phantom of the Opera), Nicole Scherzinger ("Memory" from Cats), the aforementioned Headley ("Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from the Lion King), Michael Ball ("Love Changes Everything" from Aspects of Love), and Barbara Streisand ("Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera), the latter of which is the only track that wasn't recorded specifically for the project, having been issued previously on Streisand's 2006 Live in Concert album (with Il Divo).
As has been the case with previous Il Divo outings, the arrangements, musicianship, and vocal performances on A Musical Affair are all strong, and the selections are on par with the group's penchant for sticking with the familiar, even as they branch out from their opera/holiday music/pop balladry comfort zone.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MemoryRoberto Ferri, Trevor Nunn, Andrew Lloyd Webber | Il Divo | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Bring Him HomeAlain Albert Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, Claude-Michel Schönberg | Il Divo | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | TonightLeonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | Il Divo | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | All I Ask of YouCharles Hart, Richard Stilgoe, Andrew Lloyd Webber | Il Divo | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | Some Enchanted EveningOscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Il Divo | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Who Can I Turn To?Leslie Bricusse, Gunther Manuel Salinger Ehrenfried, Anthony Newley | Il Divo | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | You'll Never Walk AloneOscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Il Divo | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | If Ever I Would Leave YouAlan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe | Il Divo | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | Love Changes EverythingDon Black, Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd Webber | Il Divo, Michael Ball | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | The Music of the NightCharles Hart, Richard Stilgoe, Andrew Lloyd Webber | Il Divo, Barbra Streisand | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | Can You Feel The Love Tonight | Il Divo, Heather Headley | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | Who Wants To Live Forever | Il Divo | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 277 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemma Abrié | Choir/Chorus |
| 2 | Karl-Johan Ankarblom | Orchestral Arrangements |
| 3 | Adriana Antalová | Harp |
| 4 | Michael Ball | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 5 | Leonard Bernstein | Composer |
| 6 | Don Black | Composer, Lyricist |
| 7 | Simon Bloor | Engineer |
| 8 | Alain Albert Boublil | Composer |
| 9 | Bratislava Symphony Orchestra | Featured Artist |
| 10 | Leslie Bricusse | Composer |
| 11 | Javier Canales | Choir/Chorus |
| 12 | Kristin Chenoweth | Assistant, Featured Artist |
| 13 | Oscar Clavel | Mixing |
| 14 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 15 | Il Divo | Primary Artist |
| 16 | Gunther Manuel Salinger Ehrenfried | Composer, Lyricist |
| 17 | Roberto Ferri | Composer |
| 18 | Ricardo San Gabino | Copyist |
| 19 | Eduardo Galan | Translation |
| 20 | Mike Gaydusek | Assistant |
| 21 | John Giddings | Representation |
| 22 | Albert Mas Griera | Translation |
| 23 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 24 | Charles Hart | Composer, Lyricist |
| 25 | Heather Headley | Featured Artist |
| 26 | David Hernando | Conductor |
| 27 | Elton John | Composer |
| 28 | Herbert Kretzmer | Composer |
| 29 | Jay Landers | Producer |
| 30 | Alan Jay Lerner | Composer, Lyricist |
| 31 | Katia Lewin | Mixing Engineer |
| 32 | Rob Light | Representation |
| 33 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Composer |
| 34 | Frederick Loewe | Composer |
| 35 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering Engineer |
| 36 | Clara Luna | Choir/Chorus |
| 37 | Lluis Molas | Engineer |
| 38 | Pavol Mucha | Cello, Soloist |
| 39 | Anthony Newley | Composer |
| 40 | Trevor Nunn | Composer |
| 41 | Sandra Ortega | Choir/Chorus |
| 42 | Nick Patrick | Producer |
| 43 | Meredith Plant | Representation |
| 44 | Alberto Quintero | Arranger, Bass, Choir/Chorus, Choir Arrangement, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Orchestral Arrangements, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Programming, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer |
| 45 | Dave Reitzas | Engineer |
| 46 | Tim Rice | Composer, Lyricist |
| 47 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 48 | Martin Roller | Engineer |
| 49 | William Ross | Arranger, Conductor |
| 50 | Camille Rousseau | Assistant |
| 51 | Peter Rudge | Representation |
| 52 | Clara Sallago | Choir/Chorus |
| 53 | Pau Sastre | Choir/Chorus |
| 54 | Nicole Scherzinger | Featured Artist |
| 55 | Claude-Michel Schönberg | Composer |
| 56 | Joe Singer | Assistant Engineer |
| 57 | Stephen Sondheim | Composer |
| 58 | Graham Stack | Vocal Producer |
| 59 | Richard Stilgoe | Composer, Lyricist |
| 60 | Barbra Streisand | Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 61 | Carlos Torregrosa | Choir/Chorus |
| 62 | Marlene Tsuchii | Representation |
| 63 | Davide Venco | Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| 64 | Seth Waldman | Engineer |
| 65 | Jake Warren | Assistant |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |