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Watch a video of a very cold performance in the German city of Cologne.
It is on our website under “Previous Items, 2010”, or Click HERE.
Solo concert by Gary Bennett.
On Sunday February 23rd 2014,
Gary Bennett will be the soloist in an orchestral
concert in the Düsseldorf Tonhalle in Düsseldorf
(Germany) at 11 AM.
Gary will be singing mainly Neapolitan songs
including:
“Torna a Surriento” and “O Sole Mio”.
The orchestra is the Rumanian State Philharmonic
Orchestra and Franz Lamprecht is the conductor.
Lana Campbell, who lives in Hobart, Tasmania, attended Gary’s concert and she sent us
her report and photos! Thank you Lana!
Gary Bennett (tenor) accompanied by Michael Allen (pianist) delivered an amazing performance on Sunday
22 July 2012 in the Hobart Town Hall (Tasmania, Australia).
It was absolutely wonderful. His voice filled the entire Hall and reverberated off the walls!!! The venue was
built in the 19th century with elaborately-decorated high ceilings and magnificent crystal chandeliers which
set the ambiance for an elegant concert.
It was very intimate with some 200 people attending and a wine bar available during the interval. The
audience included many of Gary’s family members and people who had contributed to his career. Gary wore
the same outfit as appears on the cover of his CD and he looked extremely smart. It was at this time that I
briefly met with two Harmony Parlor fans from Melbourne and their husbands (I think their names were
Helen Gray and Val Thompson). We caught up again after the performance when Gary and Michael were
signing CDs and souvenir programs. On leaving the Town Hall, one of the gentlemen very kindly hailed a
taxi cab for me and I was whisked away without saying a proper goodbye, but I thoroughly enjoyed
everything about the afternoon. To maintain an element of surprise the list of songs was not printed in the
program. This was supposed to be available on-line today but I cannot find it. Just as well I scribbled the
titles down during the concert. This is what I managed to produce: Das Wandern (Schubert’s Die Schöne
Müllerin) : Every Valley Shall be Exalted (Händel’s Messiah) : The Holy City : Linden Tree" (Schubert’s Die
Winterreise) : Flower Song (Bizet’s Carmen) : Hidden Harmony (Puccini’s Tosca) : You Are My Heart’s
Delight (Franz Lehar’s Valley of Smiles) : Piano Solo/Michael Allen “Matelot” (Noel Coward) : Take a Pair of
Sparkling Eyes (Gilbert & Sullivan’s Gondoliers) : Torna a Surriento/Thankless Heart/O Sole Mio (Southern
Italian) : The Rose of Tralee/A Little Bit of Heaven (Irish) : Granada and encores La Donna e Mobile and
Danny Boy.
Two hours of sheer bliss and commentary providing a great insight into Gary's background and the hard
work he has put into his rise to fame.
Solo concert Gary Bennett on
Sunday July 22nd 2012, in Hobart,
Australia (Tasmania).
Together with his pianist Michael Allan,
Gary will be performing a solo concert in
the Town Hall of Hobart, Tasmania at 2.30
pm on Sunday July 22nd 2012. He will sing
a mixed program including Irish songs,
English- and German Operetta arias,
Neapolitan songs and Opera arias. For all
those who are interested in attending this
concert, keep watching his web site
www.gary-bennett.de for more details as to
where tickets can be booked. Please
spread the word! All fans will be more than
welcome.
In 2010 Gary Bennett released his first CD
"Winterreise" from Franz Schubert.
This CD was recorded during the sick leave of
André.
Click on the picture below to get more information
about Gary, his CD and the possibility to order this
CD.
On December 20th, 2010 the
Platin Tenors performed at
the Cologne (Germany)
Christmas market.
Two of the tenors live in Cologne
and they were very honored being
invited to sing. The concert was
done in freezing temperatures, we
did not envy the musicians playing
with their bare hands!
We did not know much about The German tenor Thomas Greuel.
In October 2014 we were very happy to read the following message
at André Rieu’s Facebook account. Then we had the feeling to know
Thomas a little bit better.
In May 2015 Thomas was suddenly gone. No explanation at all by AR
Productions, no good bye. We hope that everything is allright with him.
In his place came the Frenchman Eric Reddet, who immediately
impressed us very much by his voice and personality.
Eric Reddet with his wife Abigail Richard in the
entrance of the Kruisheren Hotel in Maastricht.
Three handsome gentlemen and great tenors.