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  29 Mar: Antwerp, Belgium (Sportpaleis) Review by Sascha Siereveld, concertnews.be

Concert Review, Added 31 Mar 2012
For over 8 years, the 4 gentlemen of Il Divo make many girls' hearts skip a beats because of their looks and their voices, so it was to be expected that of the 12 000 fans who had come to Antwerp, the majority were female. Judging by the applause and the reactions afterwards, their expectations were more than met. David Miller, Urs Bühler, Sébastien Izambard , Carlos Marin and their orchestra delivered a stylish show with of course a central role for the music, but also keeping into account the visual effects.
Everyone was waiting with excitement when a little bit past 8:30 the lights dimmed and the musicians of the large orchestra entered the stage. The violins softly announced the melody of "Come What May" from Moulin Rouge and white spots scanned the hall like searchlights. And then suddenly they were there at the back of the stage: Sébastien, David, Urs en Carlos. A first wave of fans already gasped for breath before the first note left their throats. They had not missed their entrance.
The song started out very classical with especially strings being predominant and at the end, the pop music of the electrical guitar and the drums could be head. This was also typical for Il Divo's style. David Miller explained that when they were brought together eight years ago, they got clear instructions: "You have pop on one side and opera on the other, and somewhere in the middle of all that, there's Il Divo. Here's some songs... go for it!"
And midfield, they found, among others, the genre of musical theatre, and so Il Divo performed one of the most beautiful musical songs of all time: “Don’t cry for me Argentina” from Evita. David opened the song in his higher register while the violins softly provided a muted background. Wonderful to again hear the sound emerge from the body of a string instrument and not out of an electrical box. The muted sounds of the drums set the atmosphere like a clock menacingly ticking time away before the great explosion. Sébastien took over with his lyrical voice to pass the torch to Carlos. He brought warmth and power to the song and is without a doubt the pivotal figure of this quartet. And while Urs softly sang “Don’t cry for me Argentina” in the chorus, Carlos provided the harmony. In the second part of the song, their four voices blended together and gained power to work to that last, high note. No tears of sadness here, merely of emotion.
The mix of pop and opera also stood out in Melancholia [sic], the translation of Chris Isaak's “Wicked game”. The stage was enveloped in passionate red light while of the different curved screens, images were projected of a blazing fire. For the first time, the synthesizer took the foreground, and the basses vibrated. The four gentlemen of Il Divo combined their voices, complementing one another, performing a great ending part in two part harmony and really bringing down the house at the end. It was beautiful to watch and listen to.
And still we were not always convinced for 100%. We heard and saw a beautiful four part harmony version of Leonard Cohens “Hallelujah”, enjoyed the salsa rythms of “La vida sin amor” with a prominent spot for the accoustic guitar and were in awe for their rendtition of “Unchained melody”, but stil we couldn't shake the impression that Urs Bühler was not in top form. During the whole show he sounded relatively weak and during the magnificent song “Somewhere” we even spotted some notes that were slightly off key. Luckily his three colleagues came to the rescue sometimes supporting with their harmonies. And if we have to be entirely honest, we have to say that also “Pour que tu m’aimes encore” did not get the rendition it deserved. The French wasn't always comprehensable and the synchornisation of the singing could have been way better.
But at least just as clear in this show was the talent of Carlos Martin [sic]. His warm and powerful bariton voice had the ability to charm us and the looks he threw into the camera did the same for a large part of the audience. When he sang his part in the different songs, the passion in the songs increased considerably. Vocally, he is really the stronghold for Il Divo.
Nobody will have missed the obviously relaxed atmosphere between the four band members. When David Miller nearly tripped over the stairs during the opening of “A mi marena / My way” [sic], his colleagues burst into laughter. Carlos and Sébastien then went on to joke amongst one another, prompting Urs to turn to the orchestra for a moment to stop laughing. It was probably vocally not the strongest rendition of this classic they have ever performed, but it was lovely to watch. It became really hilarious when David, right before his line “each careful step along the byway”, deliberately went down the same stairway to show that he could do it without tripping. There were many laughs both on and in front of the stage, illustrating how wonderful the atmosphere on the stage really was.
Il Divo ended the concert with “Time to say goodbye”. The orchestra again got the chance to show off its violins and also the trombones were a bit more prominent. THe four voices were combined elaborately one last time, and together David Miller, Urs Bühler, Sébastien Izambard and Carlos Marin closed the show in a powerful way with a great bang. The audience could head home while still savouring the evening and get ready for their trip to the next city and the gentlemen could get ready for the journey to the next city and the next concert. If we can believe Urs, they will miss Antwerp for sure.