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'' saying their “unique mix of the traditional and unconventional offers a fresh and highly-original take on the staid traditions of opera” and ''

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. They have also appeared extensively on TV, including

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in Warsaw, Poland. They have recorded extensively over the past 20 years, earning platinum and gold records,

Current members

*Cameron Barclay *Daniel Belle *Michael Edwards *Keane Fletcher *Paul Gelsumini *Nathan Lay *Jared Newall *Boyd Owen *JD Smith *James Watkinson *Nigel Huckle (stand-by) Band *Benjamin Kiehne (Piano) *Trent Bryson-Dean (Drums) *Joey McCoy (Guitar) Note: The roster of members does change – the above list is current as at March 2019.

Creatives

*Director/Producer: D-J Wendt *Supervising Musical Director: Dr Steven Baker *Touring Musical Director-in-Residence: Michael Edwards *Assistant Touring Musical Director-in-Residence: Paul Gelsumini *Lighting Designer: Jamie Schmidt *Staging/Choreography: Keane Fletcher

Previous members

* Craig Atkinson * Robert Barbaro * Daniel Belle * Thomas David Birch * Shannon Brown * Shaun Brown * Nick Carter * Benjamin Clark * Roger Davy * Scott Fields * Graham Foote * George Forgan-Smith * Jack Fowles * Lucas Gelsumini * Drew Graham * Gordon Harris * Craig Hendry *

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* Chad Hilligus * Garry Jones *

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* Bradley McCaw * Liam McLachlan * Sebastian Maclaine * Kent Maddock * Dion Molinas * Greg Moore * Stewart Morris * Joseph Naim * Boyd Owen * Adrian Phillips * Josh Piterman * Jordan S. Pollard * Andrew Pryor * Sam Roberts-Smith * Kyle Sapsford * Jason Short * Dominic Smith * Steve Sowden * Tod Strike * Jeff Teale * Jason Turnbull * Florian Voss * Bernard Wheaton

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

*° Australian Music DVD Chart.

Compilation albums

Video albums

, - ! scope="row", ''Larger Than Life'' , * Released: July 2005 * Label: Warner Australia * Formats: DVD , 9 , * ARIA: Platinum , - ! scope="row", ''Here's to the Heroes'' , * Released: December 2006 * Label: Warner Australia * Formats: DVD , 26 , * ARIA: Platinum , - ! scope="row", ''Amigos Para Siempre'' , * Released: July 2010 * Label: Warner * Formats: DVD , 40 , , -

Awards

Mo Awards

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), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. The Ten Tenors won one awards in that time. (wins only) , - , 2003 , The Ten Tenors , Vocal of the Year , , -

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ten Tenors, The Opera crossover singers Tenor vocal groups Culture of Brisbane