Matt Hewson
Classical music meets cabaret when renowned tenor trio Tenori bring their signature style of entertainment to the Potato Shed.
David Kidd, Stewart Morris and Andrew Pryor, all alumni of music supergroup the Ten Tenors, have performed with each other since their days as students at the Queensland Conservatorium in the 1990s.
After years of touring Australia and the world with the Ten Tenors the trio formed Tenori a decade ago, blending their individual musical abilities with their personal chemistry as friends.
Kidd, the self-confessed organiser of the group, said the camaraderie between the three singers was what set the show apart.
“We love to chat to the audience, it’s a big part of what we do,” he said.
“People often walk out saying, ‘oh, I didn’t realise there would be stand-up comedy in the show’. We really try to keep it light and fun and entertaining.
“We really like to connect with people who wouldn’t normally go to a ‘classical’ concert. The most gratifying thing we hear is when someone comes up to us after the show and says, ‘my wife dragged me along and I thought I wasn’t going to enjoy it, but I had a really great time’.
“We take the music very seriously, but there’s nothing too confronting or serious about the whole event.”
Featuring a wide range of music from artists including the Bee Gees, Peter Allen and the Beatles as well as Puccini and Verdi, Tenori draw on their broad range of individual experience as well as the chemistry formed over thirty years of collaboration.
“When you spend that much time together you develop a shared musical language,” Kidd said.
“There are things that happen on stage that we can’t necessarily explain, just a minute bit of body language or the way another guy breathes that just subtly shifts and changes things.
“That conversation is really fascinating. I’ll never get tired of it, I could do it for another 20 years.”
Tenori are at the Potato Shed at 8pm on Saturday, September 7. Book at potatoshed.com.au, on 5251 1998 or at the box office.
