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@SOL3MIO Announce Australian Tour @LiveNationAU

Operatic pop vocal trio SOL3 MIO have today announced dates for Australia as part of The Coming Home Tour. Shows are confirmed for Sydney and Brisbane in October 2022. Comprised of Samoan-descended brothers Pene and Amitai Pati – both tenors – and their baritone cousin Moses Mackay, the group fuses classical, opera, and pop music with a playful wit and frequent nods to their Samoan heritage. The…

Orchestra Wellington join SOL3 MIO at Porirua’s Symphony In the Park 2018

Symphony in the Park w/ Sol3 Mio, Orchestra Wellington & Virtuoso Strings Presented by Porirua City Saturday 3rd March,  Porirua Park, Wellington

Orchestra Wellington is teaming up with international singing

sensations Sol3 Mio at a significant new summer gig next March.

The country’s favourite opera trio will perform their signature mix of

popular arias, traditional songs, and hits from their platinum and

gold winning albums at Porirua’s Symphony in the Park

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Not to be outdone, Orchestra Wellington will finish the night with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, complete with live

cannons, to make sure the evening goes out with a bang.

Porirua City is very excited to be hosting the world-class Symphony in

the Park on Saturday 3rd March at 6pm.

New Zealand’s favourite opera trio, Sol3 Mio consists of brothers Pene

Pati and Amitai Pati and their cousin Moses Mackay.  The classically

trained Pati brothers are operatic tenors and Mackay is a baritone.

They’re coming off the back of a nationwide summer tour with Sol3 Mio.

They’re also pursuing solo musical careers on the world stage in the

footsteps of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

Porirua’s homegrown talent is being celebrated with young  musicians

from Virtuoso Strings performing side-by-side with Orchestra Wellington.

This explosive musical climax features 17 cannons fired by the

Wellington Cannon Society.

General admission tickets are ONLY $15 with allocated seating in the covered grandstand tickets $20. 

Service fees will apply to all tickets.

Pre-show entertainment is by local groups. Food and drinks can be

purchased at the venue. Guests can bring their own food but no alcohol

is permitted.

Tickets from TicketDirect www.ticketdirect.co.nz

They can also be purchased from the Arena between these hours: Monday to Friday: 6:00am - 9:00pm Sat, Sun and Public holidays: 8:00am - 7:00pm For more information visit http://www.poriruacity.govt.nz/events http://www.pcc.govt.nz | http://www.terauparaha-arena.co.nz

Transport: *

Free shuttle buses available to and from the Porirua Railway Station.

In case @mostlyhydratrash and @howler32557038  haven’t seen this.  A combination of both their interests...

Sol3 Mio’s rendition of I See Fire  from the Hobbit.    Classically-trained tenor brothers and a baritone cousin.  Indigenous background.   from New Zealand.  

SOL3 MIO - A review (Various tracks from the last few years)

Written by Logan Ellis.

Members: - Pene Pati - Amitai Pati - Moses Mackay

Ahh, beautiful, masculine SOL3 MIO. Signed to Universal and currently residing within the hearts of many middle-aged woman in Aotearoa, these three wondrous vocalists are truly a delight. With skill, talent, and good looks, they are making their way through Australiasia and presenting a fusion of Italian Operatic skill and Kiwiana vibes throughout.

After a short break, they’re now back into the full swing of things, with one of their first shows set to be in Hawaii, of all places (probably quite nice this time of year). I would say with some certainty that they will be performing one of their latest tunes, titled “Stella” which showcases their finesse to a tee. Their gorgeous vocal harmonies combine and meld flawlessly with the orchestral backing. I’d say that Stella would be feeling rather flattered after hearing this tune. 

They also covered an original by Ed Sheeran, titled “I See Fire”; additionally, they do it justice. I admit, the beginning is a little unusual, with the insert of the NZ national anthem and the haka-esque ... actually, I’m not entirely sure if this track is done as well as it could have been. I’m wondering if they’ve tried to force a sort of cultural shift that just isn’t necessary... and I’m also thinking that perhaps the vocal style doesn’t quite match that of an original, in a way that really works. That said, this is Ed Sheeran that we’re talking about here. It’s hard to top a track by him.

“O Sole Mio”, one of their efforts from their debut album in 2013, is more in their spectrum. It’s more in their zone. It’s a wondrous blend of delicate fingerstyle guitar and soaring, defined singing. It’s nice to hear the individual vocalists and their own unique tones. Would I listen to it endlessly on repeat? No, but I would treat it like a fine wine; once in a while, just to be pleasantly reminded that it exists. 

SOL3 MIO have made it. They’ve managed to break out of NZ and get out onto the international stage, and every NZer has the obligation to at least respect them for that, because, as many NZ musicians will know, that’s really difficult. It does help that they got signed by Universal, for sure - but, nonetheless, they earned it. They earned their success. And good for them.

Please remember to suppot NZ music, especially your local artists.

~S.