David Hobson - 'The Promise'

Australian singer and composer David Hobson is one of Australia's best known performers.

David grew up in country Victoria and as a youngster sang in church choirs and local musicals, fronted rock and jazz bands and wrote music. While demonstrating his rock musical Macbeth to the Victoria State Opera, he was persuaded to become a classical tenor on the basis of his distinctive singing voice, and joined the cast of the highly successful Broadway version of The Pirates of Penzance.

David went on to perform many operatic roles including his award-winning performances as Rodolfo in the Baz Luhrmann's production of La bohème and Orpheus in Gluck's Orphée et Eurydice. Outside of opera he performs extensively in concert and appears at major events including an exclusive performance for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the AFL Grand Final. David is well known to television audiences from his appearances on Carols in the Domain, Carols by Candlelight, It Takes Two and Dancing with the Stars.

David is also a highly successful composer whose works include a music theatre version of Macbeth, the chamber opera Remembering Rosie and the soundtrack to the film One Perfect Day, which was named Best Music Score by the Film Critics Circle of Australia in 2004.

His discography includes a number of opera DVDs (including the aforementioned internationally popular La bohème), top-selling classical CDs, a collection of original compositions with David Hirschfelder and a duet album with Anthony Warlow.

David has won numerous awards including a 'MO' award for Operatic Performer of the Year, a Sydney Theatre Critics' Circle Award, also for Operatic Performer of the Year, The Age Performing Arts Award for Best Performer in Opera, and an Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Award for Best Classical Album.

In this album, he presents music with an unashamedly popular flavour: songs of our own time, coming straight from the heart.

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Album Release: November 17th 2007

ALBUM TRACK LISTING:

MITCH LEIGH: The Impossible Dream, from Man of La Mancha
REM: Everybody Hurts
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN: If I Loved You
CAT STEVENS: Father and Son
ROY ORBISON: Crying
MEREDITH WILLSON: Till There Was You
A-HA: Take On Me
U2: With or Without You
DAVID HOBSON: The Promise
GOO GOO DOLLS: Iris
MASCAGNI: Ave Maria
DAVID HOBSON: Bigger Than Us
BILLY JOEL: Lullaby

David will be making special appearances at:
Saturday 17th November – 1pm at Warringah Mall Centre Stage in Sydney; and
Sunday 18th November – 1pm at Borders, Burke Road, Camberwell in Melbourne.

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