It’s the mid-1960s and the musical world is under the spell of the Bossa Nova. Antonio Carlos Jobim has been crowned the King of the Bossa, having composed many iconic melodies such as The Girl From Ipanema, Meditation, Corcovado and Desafinado. Record companies have all the major stars recording albums featuring these beautiful tales of love and loss – none bigger than Doris Day and Frank Sinatra.
23 musicians from the Orchestra of Opera North are joining us to accompany Teal and Ilett on Jobim classics such as Girl From Ipanema, How Insensitive, and Corcovado. These sit seamlessly with Bossa renditions of such Great American Songbook staples as Fly Me To The Moon, I Concentrate on You, and Change Partners.
Clare Teal Vocals
Denny Ilett Vocals
Lizzie Ball Vocals and violin
Jim Watson Piano
Simon Little Bass
Dave Archer Guitar
Will Cleasby Drums / Percussion
Gui Tavares Guitar
Richard Pite Drums / Percussion
Anthony Kerr Vibraphone / Marimba /Glockenspie
