Il Divo Video:

		List Price: $14.98		Label: Sony Salesrank: 8351 Released: November 21, 2006
		Our Price: $9.00
		Used Price: $4.36
		MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
Unbreak My Heart (Regresa A Mi)
All By Myself (Solo Otra Vez)
Passera
Isabel
Nella Fantasia
Rejoice
Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore
I Believe In You (Je Crois En Toi)
Unchained Melody (Senza Catene)
Si Tu Me Amas
Feelings
Mama
Somewhere
Heroe
My Way (A Mi Manera

Bonus DVD Material:
In Conversation with Il Divo
"The Time of Our Lives" Il Divo with Tony Braxton

Description of Il Divo - Live at the Greek:
The international sensations Il Divo were brilliantly created by mixing some of today's hottest musical trends: the operatic and classical resurgence carried by the Three Tenors and Andrea Bocelli, the sex appeal of a boy band--and a calculated nod to Beatlemania. (Call them the Fab Forte.) This concert DVD, filmed at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, showcases the quartet's vocal chops and undeniable audience connection. The singers take turns in the glitzy spotlight, delivering a host of international favorites that their fans have come to expect, and they don't disappoint. Highlights include an almost devotional delivery of "Unbreak My Heart (Regresa a mi)" and the French heartbreaker "Pour que tu m'aimes encore." If sometimes their material selection seems more schmaltz than splendore ("Feelings," "All by Myself"), Il Divo fans won't mind a bit. Extras include an intimate behind-the-scenes documentary with interviews with all four members, plus extra tracks including "The Time of Our Lives," a soulful performance with Toni Braxton. Ah, dolce!--A.T. Hurley

Il Divo - Live at the Greek Reviews:
What are they doing???????
2008-09-11 - There are many musical icons that I adore and to whose voice or music I was instantly attracted. Admittedly,there were some musical tracks that I needed to replay in order to understand them. As long as the element of good music/talent is there, the artist is granted a space to explore different horizons and new musical experiences, a good example of that is Mario Franguolis' new Album "follow your heart", where Mario wanted put his personal stamp of values and music.

I don't mind young artists who respect the audience's taste and work hard to perform and please. Some failures in finding the right words/music or finding that personal touch should be forgiven when the talent exists, but these four young men, who have nothing but youth, are not singers. I don't care how many poses they strike on the stage or how expensive their suites are, they are pathetically just boys screaming randomly. I felt sorry for the musicians who played on the stage and for myself for wasting valuable time opening and watching that DVD.

I remember how wonderfully Andrea Bocelli sang the songs of Neil Diamond and Elvis, and how respectfully Mario Frangoulis sang "nights in white satin". It is sad how great pop hits like "unbreak my heart" was tortured by these four boys.

The geniuses that created this DVD as a quick money making scheme, should be indicted for crimes against musicality for inflicting this tortuous musical mélange on humanity.

I experienced total disbelief watching, the relatively small audience, crying and dancing to that singing (I'm kind of embarrassed calling it singing). The ladies are probably the boys' mothers and the mothers' girl friends.

Nothing personal, but when it comes to music and books, I just can't compromise.



Worth your time!
2008-09-05 - This is well worth having. About the best I have seen yet of Il Divo. You cannot go wrong owning this one. The sound is great & well recorded. A frine fine group of guys.

Awesome theatrics
2008-08-04 - This group not only sounds great and not only do they have a good arranger, they perform spectacularly.

Entertaining, But for Some of the Wrong Reasons
2008-07-07 - I have to admit, I cheated on this one and saw the performance not once, but a few times on PBS, used as a vehicle for their interminable funding drives. In retrospect, I doubt that I would have purchased it.

Il Divo has an interesting sound, utilizing the talents of three lesser opera lights and a lounge singer. I find their "Three Ring Circus" approach to harmony, each freely working within the tune, pleasing to the ear. It gives a feeling of energy and the quality of their voices blend, even as they use them in accordance with their own feelings. If I were interested in close harmony, I would be listening to a barbershop quartet. The music selection has become a bit hackneyed, appearing in most of what they have recorded, but gives solid vehicles to showcase their talents.

The video, on the other hand, is amusing for all the wrong reasons. The heavy handed Cowell approach is most apparent, as each number is preceded by posing in various corners of the stage. Even as they perform, there is almost a mechanical assumption of supposed casual attitudes by each member of the troupe, whether leaning against components of the set or against one another. Now, perhaps they need not stand there woodenly and sing, but the stiff histrionics detract, rather than add to the quality of the performance. These are four talented and attractive young men (with, I fear, one possible exception) and their personalities are sufficient to have the desired effect on the female audience. The fashion model posturing is simply overkill.

It is obvious that each of them enjoys the effect they have on the audience, but Carlos' clownish portrayal of the "Latin lover" persona he exudes is well over the top. From the ever present sneer and hair curl carefully dropped onto his forehead (with a closeup giving the definite impression that said curl might well be a tonsorial addition, not natural growth) he makes a travesty of the boyish innocence the others present. A bit of a shame, too, as his voice can stand on its own with this material.

Anyone who has watched this group's history is well aware of the fact that after putting out CDs in machine gun fashion, the mill has grown strangely silent over the past year and a half. Has Cowell decide that their shelf life is about up? Did their last CD fall flat? Did the team solidarity break down? There appears to be no reason for them to have disappeared (at least in terms of recording). If indeed, they are on the down swing, it would be sad. They do have a great deal to offer artistically and I think with a solid background of audience acceptance, at least the three classical voices might try for deeper water, exercising some well earned training and significant talent in more demanding musical undertakings.

And, even though English is not considered the most melodious of languages, they might find that there is no crime in recording a song in the language in which it was originally written.

Il Divo Life
2008-05-27 - This a great video. I have bought several copies to give to friends. It is something you can watch over and over.