The TEN Tenors showcase their soaring, roof-raising, 10-part harmonies as they perform some of the most popular feel-good love songs at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), 4 p.m., Sunday, March 27. Variety hails The TEN Tenors as “truly incandescent when performing at the full strength of 10.” This exclusive Chicago area performance of The TEN Tenors 40-city “Love is in the Air” Tour and will feature romantic tunes from pop songs with a twist to classic love songs such as “Somebody to Love,” “I’ve Had the Time of My Life,” “Unchained Melody,” and more.
“The idea for this show was sparked by a conversation I had with long-time Tenor Paul Gelsumini about Paul’s upcoming wedding,” says producer and manager D-J Wendt. “Paul was planning to use ‘Perfect’ for the first dance with the hope that his fellow Tenors would join in, serenading him and his new wife Jessica. The next day I phoned Stephen Baker, our record producer and musical director, with the notion of an album and show dedicated to wedding first dance songs. The rest is history and here we are!”
The members of the ensemble are Cameron Barclay, Daniel Belle, Michael Edwards, Nigel Huckle, Adrian Li Donni, Sebastian Maclaine, Jared Newall, Boyd Owen, Riley Sutton and Grady Switherbank. Since The TEN Tenors first formed in Australia in 1995, the group has been enjoyed by more than 90 million people worldwide. They have headlined more than 2,000 concerts around the world, sold more than 3.5 million concert tickets and become renowned for their dynamic, choreographed performances and skillful ability to seamlessly transition from operatic arias to soulful ballads through to chart-topping pop and rock songs.
The TEN Tenors have shared the stage with artists including Lionel Richie, Rod Stewart, Andrea Bocelli, Willie Nelson, Alanis Morrissette and Christina Aguilera and have performed extensively on TV, including “The Today Show,” “Oprah’s Australian Adventure,” and “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” They have also recorded 15 albums plus three video albums. Three of their albums achieved platinum status.
Tickets
The TEN Tenors come to the McAninch Arts Center, located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, 4 p.m., Sunday, March 27. Tickets are $66-$85. For tickets or more information, visit www.AtTheMAC.org or call the MAC Box Office at 630.942.4000. The Box Office is open Tuesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 6 p.m. and one hour prior to performance.
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About the MAC
McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage is located at 425 Fawell Blvd., 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355. It houses three indoor performance spaces (780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall; 186-seat soft-thrust Playhouse Theatre; versatile black box Studio Theatre), and outdoor Lakeside Pavilion, plus the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and classrooms for the college’s academic programs. The MAC has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and typically welcomes more than 100,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances each season. The mission of the MAC is to foster enlightened educational and performance opportunities, which encourage artistic expression, establish a lasting relationship between people and art, and enrich the cultural vitality of the community. Visit www.AtTheMAC.org or www.facebook.com/AtTheMAC for more information.
The MAC’s 2021-2022 Season is made possible in part with support by DoubleTree by Hilton Lisle/Naperville, WDCB 90.9 FM and the College of DuPage Foundation.
Established as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization in 1967, the College of DuPage Foundation raises monetary and in-kind gifts to increase access to education and to enhance cultural opportunities for the surrounding community. For more information about the College of DuPage Foundation, visit www.foundation.cod.edu or call 630.942.2462.
Programs at the MAC are partially supported through a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.