Christmas with TENORI
From West End to.... Spira
Jönköping Sinfonietta's Season Opener
A Night with TENORI & Guests
@ Växjö Concert Hall
Alexander Grove
Described by the BBC as "England's Mario Lanza" Alexander Grove is an award-winning international lyric-spinto tenor. He is known for his diversity, wide repertoire, interpretations and stage presence and established himself early on as a versatile and respected soloist. As a former choirboy at St Paul's Cathedral in London and later educated at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and the Georg Solti Accademia di Bel Canto in Italy, Alexander's solo career spans opera, oratorio, concert and musicals, television, radio and recordings: from recording at Abbey Road Studios in London, to performing to 30,000 people per night in several of Europe's largest arenas, such as the O2 Arena and the Royal Albert Hall, to the White House, Buckingham Palace, and lead roles in opera houses across Europe. Alexander has trained and performed with some of the world's most respected artists, such as Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Nicolai Gedda and Sir Georg Solti, amongst many other. His career has taken him around the world, from the United States to Japan and as far away as the Teatro Amazonas in the Amazon rainforests.
Kalle Leander
Kalle Leander is educated at the Opera University in Stockholm, the Academy of Music in Malmö and the Music Conservatory in Falun. Kalle has sung at many of the leading opera and concert halls in Scandinavia and concert venues such as the Royal Palace for the Swedish Royal Family, Blåhallen in Stockholm and the Gold Foyer at the Royal Opera, as well as abroad in Italy, England and Germany. He has performed roles such as Cavaradossi in Tosca, Nemorino in Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore and the title roles in Wagner's Parsifal and Monteverdi's L´Orféo. He has increasingly become a multifaceted artist as an actor and producer, most recently taking the role of ”Anatolij” in Chess at Helsingborg Arena in Sweden.
Guests: Mike Sterling
Mike Sterling is a highly sought after artist with over 30 years of experience covering the West End Theater, TV, radio, the classical stage and recordings. He has worked with many superstars on various TV shows and British tours, including Dame Shirley Bassey, Barry Manilow, Michael Ball and Engelbert Humperdinck. His West End roles include The Phantom in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which he has performed over 1000 times at Her Majesty's Theater in London and Jean Valjean in LES MISÉRABLES at Queen's Theater in London. His portrayal of both roles has earned him international fame. He has also played the roles of Raoul in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and Marius in LES MISÉRABLES, and in 2008 he played the role of Fagin in the Chinese premiere of Lionel Bart's OLIVER! at the PLA Opera House, Beijing. He participated in both the 10th and 25th LES MISÉRABLES ANNIVERSARY CONCERTS at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1995 and the O2 Arena in 2010 and has toured with his own concert MIKE STERLING IN CONCERT several times. He has appeared on television to a large extent, including as the front man for his own series, MIKE STERLING'S MUSIC FORUM, for Border Television and has released several solo albums.
Guests: Ulric Björklund
Ulric Björklund was born in northern Sweden in Brändön. He is educated at Stockholm Opera Studio and at the Opera Academy in Stockholm. He has performed roles such as Romeo, Roberto, Nadir, Tamino and Hertigen and has won several awards, including the Nicolai Gedda Prize in 2002 and 2004.
Guests: Anna BroméE
Anna Bromée is a Swedish actress, revue artist and screenwriter. She has, among other things, appeared in the TV series Partaj, Familjen Rysberg, Doobidoo, Jävla klåpare och föreställningarna Ett bloss för Lena Nyman, Allo alla emliga armén, och En frid(a) för själen.
Guests: Anna Werner
Anna Werner is trained as a musical artist at the Ballet Academy in Gothenburg.
Anna has previously been seen in a number of productions at the Gothenburg Opera, including Silly girl and Chip in Beauty and the Beast, Rumpleteazer in Cats, Eliza in My Fair Lady and has also starred in Mary Poppins, Guys and Dolls, Chess and The Ringer in Notre Dame. At Göta Lejon she has played Diva1 in the musical Priscilla and at China Teatern she is played Nunna in En Värsting till Syster. Anna has translated the songs and written her own performance based on Barbra Streisand's song "Treasure" which was performed at the Stadsteatern in Gothenburg. Anna Werner has for eight summers been part of the band and choir girl on TV4's Lotta på Liseberg. She is also an impersonator of Sweden's Carola Häggkvist.- Contact
David Habbin
David is best known for the lead role of Tony for the UK tour and the West End run of the revival of the original production of ‘West Side Story’ performing over 500 shows. A trained opera and musical theatre singer, David was also a founder member of ‘Amici forever' - the first opera band. Their debut album with Sony BMG, ‘The Opera Band’, achieved gold status in the UK, double platinum in Australia, triple platinum in New Zealand and was named as the number 2 Classical Crossover album for 2004 in the United States. David has toured and performed in more than 25 countries around the world.
Stephen Anthony Brown
Stephen studied at Trinity College, London and at the Royal College of Music Benjamin Britten International Opera School. With an extensive variety of repertoire, from baroque to contemporary opera, Stephen is a regular with the UK's opera companies and orchestras. Stephen is also Tenori's lead orchestral arranger.
John Hudson
John is one of the UK's leading tenors performing internationally and is best known as principal tenor with English National Opera where he sung lead roles including Rodolfo, Ottavio, Alfredo, Des Grieux, Leicester, Licinius, Nadir, Ernesto, Steersman, Tamino, Duke of Mantua, Ernani, Pinkerton, Don José, Turiddu, Cavaradossi and Radames.
Andrew Rees
Welsh tenor Andrew Rees is a stalwart on the UK opera stages. A member of Royal Opera, London, Andrew made his Royal Opera debut in 2011 and is a former company principle for English National Opera.
Anthony Flaum
Anthony is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, London and the National Opera Studio. Anthony sings for most of the major and regional UK opera companies and orchestras including English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Grange Park Opera, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Lincoln Stone
Lincoln is a regular on the music theatre and light opera stages of the UK having worked with the Carl Rosa Opera company in many lead roles, guest artist on board the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship, and a former member of Legally Blonde the musical.
Guests: Mike Sterling
Mike Sterling is a highly sought after artist with over 30 years of experience covering the West End Theater, TV, radio, the classical stage and recordings. He has worked with many superstars on various TV shows and British tours, including Dame Shirley Bassey, Barry Manilow, Michael Ball and Engelbert Humperdinck. His West End roles include The Phantom in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which he has performed over 1000 times at Her Majesty's Theater in London and Jean Valjean in LES MISÉRABLES at Queen's Theater in London. His portrayal of both roles has earned him international fame. He has also played the roles of Raoul in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and Marius in LES MISÉRABLES, and in 2008 he played the role of Fagin in the Chinese premiere of Lionel Bart's OLIVER! at the PLA Opera House, Beijing. He participated in both the 10th and 25th LES MISÉRABLES ANNIVERSARY CONCERTS at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1995 and the O2 Arena in 2010 and has toured with his own concert MIKE STERLING IN CONCERT several times. He has appeared on television to a large extent, including as the front man for his own series, MIKE STERLING'S MUSIC FORUM, for Border Television and has released several solo albums.
Guests: Ulric Björklund
Ulric Björklund was born in northern Sweden in Brändön. He is educated at Stockholm Opera Studio and at the Opera Academy in Stockholm. He has performed roles such as Romeo, Roberto, Nadir, Tamino and Hertigen and has won several awards, including the Nicolai Gedda Prize in 2002 and 2004.
Guests: Anna BroméE
Anna Bromée is a Swedish actress, revue artist and screenwriter. She has, among other things, appeared in the TV series Partaj, Familjen Rysberg, Doobidoo, Jävla klåpare och föreställningarna Ett bloss för Lena Nyman, Allo alla emliga armén, och En frid(a) för själen.
Guests: Anna Werner
Anna Werner is trained as a musical artist at the Ballet Academy in Gothenburg.
Anna has previously been seen in a number of productions at the Gothenburg Opera, including Silly girl and Chip in Beauty and the Beast, Rumpleteazer in Cats, Eliza in My Fair Lady and has also starred in Mary Poppins, Guys and Dolls, Chess and The Ringer in Notre Dame. At Göta Lejon she has played Diva1 in the musical Priscilla and at China Teatern she is played Nunna in En Värsting till Syster. Anna has translated the songs and written her own performance based on Barbra Streisand's song "Treasure" which was performed at the Stadsteatern in Gothenburg. Anna Werner has for eight summers been part of the band and choir girl on TV4's Lotta på Liseberg. She is also an impersonator of Sweden's Carola Häggkvist.The Stars Behind TENORI...
Executive Producer
Alexander + Vocalizzi Productions founded Tenori in the UK in 2003. He is an international soloist with an international career spanning 34 years.
Executive Producer
Louise is an established operatic soprano, director and producer. Trained in Sweden and at the Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, she brings flair to everything she touches.
Associate-Producer (Sweden)
Kalle is an established Swedish tenor and associate producer of TENORI in Sweden.
MD / Pianist / Arranger
Dan Lindén is an established pianist and MD who works internationally in the music theatre and pop worlds. Dan has played with many of northern europe’s biggest and most popular artists such as Helen Sjöholm, Sven-Bertil Taube, Miriam Bryant, Ola Salo, Sanna Nielsen and Björn Skifs. Dan brings is own unique style to every event.
Stephen Brown
Arranger / Orchestrator
As well as being a highly talented tenor, Stephen is also a skilled orchestral arranger. Hugely talented, all his arrangements bring the Tenori flair.
Richard Shaw (Shawsound uk)
Lead Sound Engineer
The Tenori Orchestra
The TENORI Orchestra is available in different constellations from as few as 4 to a full symphony orchestra. Available on request or part of our touring shows and concerts.
