Dionne Warwick Replaces Bacharach for NZ Concerts

Dionne Warwick Replaces Bacharach for NZ Concerts

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has contracted legendary American singer, Dionne Warwick to replace Burt Bacharach who broke his collar bone over the holiday period and has had to withdraw from his New Zealand tour.

Multi-Grammy award winner, Warwick has moved generations of audiences. The Guardian newspaper wrote of a London concert last month "The music is wonderful. Her rich, woody voice has deepened with age, lending a splendidly full-bodied finish to everything from Anyone Who Had a Heart to 1980s charity-belter That's What Friends Are For."

NZSO Chief Executive, Peter Walls, said today, "While it is disappointing that Burt Bacharach cannot travel to New Zealand, Dionne Warwick is a spectacular replacement. Her concerts will cause a huge amount of excitement."

Ms Warwick last performed in New Zealand in 1995 at the Mission Vineyard concert and more recently has performed with Kiwi Lucy Lawless (Xena, Warrior Princess) in the hit American TV show Celebrity Duets.

Because of concerts in the United States, Dionne Warwick's first concert in New Zealand will be in Christchurch on 30 January. The Wellington concert (originally scheduled with Bacharach for 26 January) will now be replaced by two concerts in the Michael Fowler Centre on 3 and 4 February. The dates of the Auckland concerts (1 and 2 February) remain unchanged.

CHRISTCHURCH Westpac Centre Tuesday 30 January, 8pm

AUCKLAND Aotea Centre Thursday 1 February, 8pm
AUCKLAND Aotea Centre Friday 2 February, 8pm

WELLINGTON Michael Fowler Centre Saturday 3 February, 8pm
DATE & VENUE CHANGED
WELLINGTON Michael Fowler Centre Sunday 4 February, 8pm
DATE & VENUE CHANGED

Refunds on ticket price available from point of purchase for Burt Bacharach tickets. Tickets for Auckland and Christchurch remain valid and do not need to be changed. Wellington tickets will need to be reissued from point of purchase. Please note refunds do not include Ticketek service fees.
Book at Ticketek www.ticketek.co.nz

For more information http://www.nzso.co.nz/the_concerts/special_concerts/dionne_warwick_in_concert

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