Engelbert Humperdinck
World Music
Friday 12 November to Saturday 13 November
Information
Engelbert Humperdinck
Legacy of Love Tour
LIVE National Tour
November 2010
For more than four decades, Engelbert Humperdinck has shared a legacy of love with fans of every age on every continent. On the eve of his soon to be released album Legacy of Love, international recording icon, Engelbert Humperdinck has announced an additional show in Melbourne and in Sydney due to high demand.
With an unmatched musical career that includes sales of a staggering 150 million albums worldwide including 64 Gold and 24 Platinum, Engelbert Humperdinck’s Legacy of Love tour will commence in Perth on November 3 with performances following in Melbourne on November 5 and November 6, Brisbane on November 9, Sydney on November 12 and November 13 and then in Adelaide on the
16th of November. Tickets are now on sale.
Engelbert Humperdinck’s first mega-hit Release Me went to number one in eleven countries followed by the huge success of The Last Waltz. His career in the ‘70s was punctuated by a steady stream of
hits including the Grammy nominated After the Lovin’, and other great hits including; Quando-Quando-Quando, Winter World Of Love, Am I That Easy To Forget, There Goes My Everything, Les Bicyclettes De Belsize and A Man Without Love.
“Australia has always been very supportive of me and my music,” said Engelbert. “I am so happy and grateful to be able to come and perform in November.”
Inspired by the Legacy of Love album, which revisits many of his most memorable hits and two never before recorded songs, the classic Over the Rainbow and My Way, the tour of the same name comes hot on the heels of Humperdinck’s highly successful and critically acclaimed fortieth anniversary tour which was a one hundred city worldwide celebration of the four decades since his spectacular debut on the world’s stage.
Engelbert Humperdinck’s music has withstood the test of time thanks to his sensitive interpretation oflyrics. Not limiting himself to just one genre, he has recorded everything from pop to disco, rock and gospel. His inimitable three-and-a–half octave range and ultra smooth onstage charisma won over fans
of every generation and has made him one of the world’s most instantly recognized voices.It has been an amazing journey for the man born Arnold George Dorsey in Madras, India, the youngest of ten children. His family returned to England when Engelbert Humperdinck was ten. From an early age, he had a passion for music and took saxophone lessons, all the while dreaming of being a bandleader. After a stint in the military in his late teens, at the suggestion of his then-manager, Gordon Mills, Humperdinck decided to reinvent himself with a new, mysterious image. This led to a new name -
that of the noted 19th century German composer of such classic operas as Hansel and Gretel. Thus was born the phenomenon known as Engelbert Humperdinck.
The legacy of love between Engelbert Humperdinck and his audience continues as an unstoppable force.
Venue
State Theatre @ 49 Market Street, Sydney
Price
Premium $135; A Res; $119; B Res; $99
Bookings
Ticketmaster 136 100