They didn’t get the jury’s unanimous yes, but their performance, with a reworking of Queen’s famous and far from simple ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, wowed audiences with Britain’s gifted talent and became a viral phenomenon on social media, peaking at 800,000 call.
The dream is within reach for the Playtoy Orchestra, the world’s first toy-playing ensemble, which set out from Benevento to conquer the audience of the famous British show. At the auditions of the latest installment of the British talent show, the Pto She appeared before the jury headed by the producer and creator of the format Simon Philip Cowell.
“We have been heavily courted by the production of Britain’s Got Talent to take part in the latest edition. The toy performance was actually televised live without going through the rigorous selection phase,” said Fabrizio Cusani, director of the Playtoy Orchestra.
“It’s one of those rare occasions when an Italian band breaks the Anglo-Saxon mainstream with a broadcast watched by over 50 million viewers around the world,” he added.
On that occasion, the Playtoy Orchestra was finally and internationally recognized as the band that pioneered music for adults and children that was strictly toys that make sounds.” Following UK success, the PTO now has commitments for the Romanian and Spanish versions of the talent show, as well as invitations to the United Arab Emirates and China.
“The idea of playing toys was born in 2002 for fun. On the other hand, play and games are translated with the same verb in many languages. – explains Cusani -. The intention is provocative, but also experimental and spectacular as well as practical: the instrumentation of the entire orchestra is transported in four suitcases. The strangest toy to play with is probably the pig bought on the Autobahn or the colorful wheel that you find at the stalls.”
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