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Sting, Costello unite for opera

Published Thursday, Nov 20 2008, 22:42 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
Sting, Costello unite for opera

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Sting and Elvis Costello have teamed up for a five-night opera production.

The musicians will launch Welcome To The Voice at Paris's Theatre Du Chatelet this Friday for a short run.

Sting told The Daily Telegraph that moving out of his "comfort zone" will benefit him and his rock contemporary Costello.

He said: "It is important sometimes to get outside your comfort zone and just see what happens. Neither of us has done this out of a sense that we're great enough to do opera now.

"We are here to learn something, but I think that about most things. We are here to learn about how we can expand what we do as rock singers."

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