Live in London (Il Divo)

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Live in London
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Released6 December 2011 (2011-12-06)
Recorded2 August 2011 (2011-08-02)
Genre Classical crossover, melodic music; Romantic Music; Adult contemporary; folk music; sacred music;
Label Sony Music
Syco Music
Columbia Records
Il Divo chronology
An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona
(2009)
Live in London
(2011)
Live in Japan
(2014)

Live in London is a home video of the concert of the English group of crossover classical Il Divo in London Coliseum, of London on 2 August 2011, accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Published on 5 December 2011 in format DVD or Blu-ray. [1]

Contents

The concert of 120 minutes exhibits mostly material of the album Wicked Game . [2] 'Live in London' also has a documentary behind that follows to Seb, Urs, David and Carlos during the recording and promotion of "Wicked Game". [3]

Concert

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Te Amaré" (Come What May) David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert 4:56
2."Dov'è L'Amore" Samuel Barber 3:26
3."Adagio" Tomaso Albinoni 4:37
4."Nella Fantasia" Chiara Ferrau, Ennio Morricone 4:26
5."La Vida Sin Amor"Gómez, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson 3:39
6."Everytime I Look at You" Andy Hill, John Robinson Reid 3:48
7."Passerà" Aleandro Baldi, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Marco Falagiani 4:41
8."Senza Catene" (Unchained Melody) Alex North, Hy Zaret 3:51
9."A mi manera" (My Way) Paul Anka, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibaut 4:28
10."Melanconia" (Wicked Game) Chris Isaak 4:15
11."Si tú me amas" Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, John Robinson Reid 4:08
12."Mama" Savan Kotecha, Andreas Romdhane 3:18
13."Aleluya" (Hallelujah) Leonard Cohen 3:21
14."Llorando" (Crying) Joe Melson, Roy Orbison 3:24
15."Regresa a mí" (Un-Break My Heart) Diane Warren, Marco Flores 4:42
16."Desde el día que te fuiste" (Without You) Peter Ham, Tom Evans 3:51
17."Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me) Elton John, Bernie Taupin 5:53
18."Somewhere" Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim 3:30
19."Con te partirò" (Time to Say Goodbye) Frank Peterson, Lucio Quarantotto, Francesco Sartori 4:19
  1. Countdown to the Coliseum
  2. At The Classic Brits
  3. At The Photoshoot
  4. In The Studio
  5. At The Coliseum
  6. Wicked Game – Track By Track
  7. Wicked Game – Tráiler

Personal

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Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] Platinum15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "Watch Il Divo perform live in the magnificent surrounds of the London Coliseum, home of the English National Opera as 'Il Divo: Live in London goes on sale today". 5 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  2. www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo Live at the London Coliseum". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
  3. www.ildivo.com, ed. (5 December 2011). "Il Divo returned to the live arena for the first time in 2 years on August 2, 2011 to perform at the iconic home of the English National Opera, the London Coliseum. Accompanied by the world famous Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra".
  4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 15 December 2021.