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Nov 29, 2023 · Having survived the loss of original member Carlos Marín to COVID, Il Divo is on the rebound with new, openly gay member Steven LaBrie. A baritone with a long history in the world of opera, LaBrie was kind enough to make time for an interview in advance of the group’s concert tour.
- Gregg Shapiro
Apr 15, 2024 · We catch up with Il Divo singer Steven LaBrie to talk embracing change, finding balance, and the inspiration behind the bands new album 'XX'.
- Philip Logan
After Marín's death in late 2021, fellow baritone Steven LaBrie, from the US, joined the band as a special guest on tour before being announced as a full-time member of the group on 17 August 2023.
Dec 3, 2023 · Steven now feels fully integrated into the group, he says. But there are other challenges to face being part of a globe-trotting band. After seven years together, he recently became engaged to his partner, Adam Nielsen, a pianist at the Juilliard and at the Met.
- A Debut Album
- An Unexpected Debut
- Starting A New Role
- The Future
Every artist dreams of releasing his or her first album. It’s almost a stamp of approval. A milestone. For LaBrie, this achievement was years in the making. And it was certainly something he will undeniably “Remember (the album’s title is “Remember”).” “It was a long time in the works, almost three years ago,” he explained. “Glen Roven approached m...
Following a successful launch to the album, LaBrie solidified his stance as a rising star when he made a major role debut in “La Favorita” with the New Amsterdam Opera. The work, which was being performed for the time in years in New York showcased the baritone’s strengths and for most critics, he was arguably the scene stealer. “It was my first ti...
Despite these great successes and acclaim, the baritone is not ready to slow down. In fact, he preparing arguably his biggest task this year – the title role in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” “I have done the other Da Ponte-Mozart operas so this will be the third to complete the trilogy. I’ve never done it before so I am excited to dig in,” he enthused. ...
The opera world is filled with numerous challenges and as a young singer, LaBrie is aware that these obstacles will never get any easier. With an overemphasis on social media, image, and publicity, the baritone has to balance numerous factors, in addition to his singing. “Ideally, we like to think as an artist. But that is not the case with me,” he...
While Mr. Barihunks reflects about opera only, many of his observations could – and should – apply to operetta as well, since that genre originally ‘sold’ its good via attractive singers, female and male. Or at least via singers with a lot of sex appeal, such as Hortense Schneider, Marie Geistinger or Julia Baron.
Jun 12, 2018 · The stars of the fine CD and the concert are three veritable barihunks launched on fine careers — Tobias Greenhalgh, Steven LaBrie, and Jarrett Ott. LaBrie and Ott are that rare thing: out classical singers who are not countertenors.
