ANDREA BOCELLI Business and Management Office Almud Edizioni Musicali Srl | almudmusic.com International Management Maverick | maverick.com RECORD LABEL SUGAR MUSIC | sugarmusic.com / UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP | universalmusic.com LIVE BOOKING AGENT Klassics Music Management WEBSITE & ARTWORK CREATIVE DIRECTOR SCOZZESE | Scozzese.com SUPERVISOR MASSIMILIANO … However, he is also a polarizing figure in classical music, whose voice and performances In July, he performed two concerts in Dublin with Ana María Martínez and the New Symphony Orchestra. He performed in Madison Square Garden, in New York City, Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, TD Garden, in Boston, Toyota Center, in Houston, Staples Center, in Los Angeles, and the MGM Grand's Garden Arena, in the Las Vegas Strip. [28][37] As the "Tenor Conte Andrea" he performed three arias: "La donna è mobile" from Verdi's Rigoletto; "Tu, che m' hai preso il cuor" from Franz Lehár's Das Land Des Laechelns and "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from Verdi's La traviata. An orchid in the Botanic Gardens' National Orchid Garden was also named after Bocelli in response to the concert. On 18 February, he sang at the Toyota Center in Houston during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2006 All-Star Weekend, and broadcast live on the TNT Cable television network. [50] On 28 August, he performed at the Faenol Festival held in Vaynol, Wales and organised by Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel. [25] They were married on 27 June 1992. According to his website, Bocelli had his first taste of success in a singing competition in 1970. In 1992, Italian rock star Zucchero held auditions for tenors to make a demo tape of his song "Miserere", to send to Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti. On 3 July 2019 Bocelli performed at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples with three songs includes "Fall On Me" with his son Matteo. [125] He first gave a concert in Jakarta, Indonesia. [127][128], In June and July, Bocelli gave two open-air concerts at historic sites, the first at Masada, in Israel,[129] with all proceeds dedicated to support the residents of the Israeli regions of Galilee and Negev,[130] and the second at Syracuse's ancient Greek theatre, in Sicily,[131] with all proceeds donated to the Fiamme di Solidarietà (Flames of Solidarity) organization, to raise awareness of issues concerning the poorest and most marginalized in Italy.[132]. Brightman had approached Bocelli after she heard him singing "Con te partirò" whilst she was dining in a restaurant. Italian spinto tenor Franco Corelli praised Bocelli's voice after hearing it for the first time during a master class in 1986, in Turin, and he later gave Bocelli private lessons. [citation needed], The same year, Bocelli recorded "Je vis pour elle", the French version of "Vivo per lei", as a duet with French singer Hélène Ségara. In May, he took part in a concert at Circo Massimo in Rome organised by Quincy Jones to launch the "We are the Future" project. Changing the title lyric of the song to "Time to Say Goodbye", they re-recorded it as a duet with members of the London Symphony Orchestra and sang it as a farewell for Maske. The two appearances coincided with Bocelli's Asian tour, consisting of a concert in Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, on 28 April,[98][99] a concert in Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea, on 2 May,[100] a concert in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, on 4 May,[101][102] a concert in Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan, on 6 May,[101][102] and finally a free concert, organized by the YTL Corporation, at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, in Singapore, on 8 May, attended by over 12,000 people, picked via public ballot. They also performed on J. C. Penney Jam: The Concert for America's Kids[59] and recorded duet versions of Somos Novios for the resulting album, and also Can't Help Falling in Love on the CD of the Under the Desert Sky DVD. In Belgium, "Con te partirò" became the best-selling single of all time. Andrea Bocelli è nato il 22 settembre 1958 a Lajatico in provincia di Pisa. [63], From 17 to 28 June, Bocelli played the role of Don José on stage, opposite Hungarian mezzo-soprano Ildikó Komlósi as Carmen, in Georges Bizet's opera at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, in Rome, for four nights. "[168], During a 2009 performance in New York, the music critic Steve Smith wrote "For cognoscenti of vocal artistry the risks involved in Mr. Bocelli's undertakings, both then and now, need no explanation. Sculptures by Swiss artist Kurt Laurenz Metzler, who attended the concert, were exhibited during this year's edition. In October, he opened the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sicilian opera composer Vincenzo Bellini in Catania. The Associated Press reported "Passion? He cancelled a third performance with pharyngitis after suffering vocal strain throughout. On 25 October, he received a Bambi Award in the Klassik category in Cologne, Germany. [64][65], On 2 June 2008, he performed at the Piazza del Duomo, Milan in front of 80,000 people during a concert celebrating the anniversary of the Republic of Italy's formation. [35], On 19 April, Bocelli made his United States debut with a concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., followed the next day by a reception at the White House with then US President Bill Clinton. At the 42nd Grammy Awards, Bocelli was nominated twice. [19], Bocelli grew up on his family's farm where they sold farm machinery and made wine in the small village of La Sterza, a frazione of Lajatico, Tuscany, Italy, about 40 km (25 mi) south of Pisa. He later performed in the Air Canada Centre, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the Izod Center, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the William Saroyan Theatre, in Fresno, California (changed from the much larger Save Mart Center due to scheduling conflicts), in the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, and finally in the Honda Center, in Anaheim, California, on 3, 5, 8, 12 and 13 December. I primi due, Amos (nato nel 1995) e Matteo (1997), li ha avuti dalla prima moglie Enrica Cenzatti con cui è stato sposato dal 1992 al 2002. The song later became a popular duet with Sarah Brightman as "Time to Say Goodbye," which appeared on his 1997 album, Romanza. For the final encore, he dedicated "Sogno" to his late Father. [38], Although he is blind, Bocelli has enjoyed horseback riding for much of his life. Substantial technical shortcomings masked by amplification are laid bare in a more conventional classical setting. He also performed on German television; Wetten, dass..? [29] He performed the hymn "Adeste Fideles" in Rome before Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica at Christmas. Concerto: One Night in Central Park, the live album and the DVD were released 15 November. [55] In March, he was honoured by the Italian state with a Grande Ufficiale Italian Order of Merit (Grand Officer of the Italian Republic), given to him by then President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. A tenor known for his larger-than-life showmanship, Luciano Pavarotti helped expand the popularity of opera worldwide. Inadequate breath control often forces him to clip off notes prematurely at the end of phrases. He scored a major hit in Europe a short time later with Bocelli (1995), which featured "Con te Partiro." A 59 anni, Andrea Bocelli è padre di tre figli. Scusi se mi innamorai in un istante di lei per l'aria serene che ha. His daughter Virginia was born 21 March 2012. At the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice on 4 October, he presented his new album Cieli di Toscana and was recognised for having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. E la primavera le giocava intorno Scusi se me innamorai in un istante di lei per l aria serena che ha. Actress Elizabeth Taylor stood by his side on the stage during the encore, while he sang "The Prayer". Tutte le risposte alla domanda Quanti figli ha Andrea Bocelli? Stemmo là come chi sta di là dal tempo mi parlò le parlai e … [45] On 24 May, he performed in a benefit concert for the Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, with sopranos Maria Luigia Borsi and Lucia Dessanti, baritone Soo Kyung Ahn, and violinist Ruth Rogers, accompanied by Marcello Rota and the Orchestra Città di Pisa. [107], On 18 May, during the 2010 World Music Awards, Bocelli performed "Un Amore Cosi Grande" from his 2008 album, Incanto, and received his seventh World Music Award, for "Best Classical Artist". Bocelli played the role of Romeo in Charles Gounod's opera Roméo et Juliette, at the Teatro Carlo Felice, for two performances in February 2012. [2][3] He was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma at 5 months old, and became completely blind at age 12, following a football accident. The concert was later released as Vivere Live in Tuscany. In December he gave his first concert in China and at the end of the month, sang Gounod's Ave Maria at Pavarotti's wedding in Modena. He also earned Grammy nods in 1999 — for Best New Artist — and in 2000 — for "Sogno" (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) and "The Prayer" (Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals). On 30 April, Bocelli sang "Nessun dorma" during the opening ceremony of the Expo 2010, in Shanghai, China. E’ nato il 22 settembre 1958; Fabio Ghidoni (Cesaroni) ha 26 anni. The Andrea Bocelli & David Foster Christmas Special, the PBS special of the album, first aired on Thanksgiving night in the United States, and continued to be broadcast in the United States and Canada throughout the month of December. On 6 July, he performed at the Statue of Liberty in New York City for his third PBS special American Dream: Andrea Bocelli's Statue Of Liberty Concert. That same year, he sang “The Lord’s Prayer” before Pope Francis in Philadelphia during the pontiff's historic visit to the United States. "[170], Bocelli met his first wife, Enrica Cenzatti,[178] while singing at piano bars early in his career. Italian, unlike English (fortunately), is a language with phonetic spelling, meaning that words are spelled the same way they are pronounced (with a few exceptions). On Easter Sunday 2020, with the world still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, the famed singer live-streamed his Andrea Bocelli: Music for Hope concert from the Duomo cathedral of Milan, Italy. In the United States, Bocelli made a number of high-profile TV appearances. [108], On 5 July, Bocelli gave a concert at the opening of the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center, in Astana, on the occasion of Kazakhstan's president Nursultan Nazarbayev's 70th birthday. 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He first performed "White Christmas" at the 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, broadcast live on NBC, 26 November. He also joined forces with Placido Domingo and Ana Maria Martinez on 2014's Manon Lescaut. [87] The previous day, Bocelli, along with David Foster, were honored by L.A. Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest during a ceremony at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, in Hollywood, where The Story Behind The Voice, a documentary about Bocelli's life and career was shown. "[166] Similarly, classical music critic Andrew Clements found Bocelli's studio opera recordings consistently disappointing in quality: "Bocelli's profoundly unmusical contribution, with its unvaryingly coarse tone, wayward intonation and never a phrase properly shaped, fatally undermines all their contributions. Andrea Bocelli OMRI OMDSM (Italian: [anˈdreːa boˈtʃɛlli]; born 22 September 1958)[1] is an Italian opera tenor and multi-instrumentalist. Bocelli was also awarded the Pisano Doc, during the dress rehearsal for the concert, on 24 July, and received the 2010 Premio Lunezia nel mondo, during a private ceremony held on 21 July, for "the musical-literary quality of his songs.". [38], In January 2001, Bocelli portrayed the main character in Mascagni's opera L'amico Fritz at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona and again performed the tenor part in Verdi's Requiem. Bocelli's guests included Spanish Catalan tenor José Carreras, and Italian rock singer Zucchero. When Inter won the Champions League in 2010, I was with my friends and I was listening to the game on the radio, and everything was a little bit in advance so I was celebrating before them. [88], On 12 March, Bocelli made an appearance on Skavlan, in Oslo, Norway, to promote his upcoming Scandinavian tour, giving a rare interview to the show's host Fredrik Skavlan, and later performing "Voglio Vivere Cosi", from his 2008 album Incanto, with Norwegian Boys' choir, Sølvguttene. [183], On 30 April 2000, Bocelli's father, Alessandro Bocelli, died. On 3 March, he appeared in Hamburg, Germany, with Sarah Brightman to receive the ECHO music award for "Best Single of the Year". E quanti anni ha? The album received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards; the Spanish-language version was nominated for Album of the Year at the 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. "The Prayer" was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Bocelli sang at the royal wedding for Britain's Princess Eugenie around that time, and the following March he delivered another personal performance during a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. [42] In May his second complete opera, Tosca, was released. [42] A day later he received two awards for Sentimento at the 2003 Classical BRIT Award held at the Royal Albert Hall in London – "Best selling classical album" and "Album of the year". He released one of the best-selling albums in history, 'Thriller,' in 1982, and had other number-one hits on 'Bad' and 'Off the Wall.'. Italian Celebrity - Andrea Bocelli - 08ita3 with Prof Bacash at Marist College Eastwood - StudyBlue Flashcards Ennio Morricone, OMRI (Italian: [ˈɛnnjo morriˈkoːne]; 10 November 1928 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player who wrote music in a wide range of styles. From a young age Bocelli was afflicted with congenital glaucoma. In an interview in Pisa, he told a group of Inter fans that "My passion for Inter started during my college years, when Inter was winning everything in Italy and the world. As part of the 2010 leg of the My Christmas Tour, Bocelli gave two concerts in The O2 Arena, in London, and the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, and a concert at The O2, in Dublin, in late November 2010. Myung-whun Chung conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Chœur de Radio France for the recording, and Welsh Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, was part of the Ensemble. E quanti anni ha? We strive for accuracy and fairness. [109][110], On 9 July, Bocelli headlined the "Celebrate Africa: The Grand Finale" Concert at the Coca-Cola Dome, in Johannesburg, South Africa, to mark the end of the World Cup, two days before the final. [21], Bocelli showed a great passion for music as a young boy. Novità; TOLINO; MOODS; AZIENDA . The tenor had longed to create an album of his favorite movie songs originally performed by singers such as Frank Sinatra and Mario Lanza. On 1 June, Bocelli performed with Plácido Domingo at the Arena di Verona, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opera festival.[146]. [22] By age 7, he was able to recognize the famous voices of the time and tried to emulate the great singers. [61], To promote the album, he performed "Canto della Terra" at The Alan Titchmarsh Show on the BBC in London on 1 February; was interviewed by Fabio Fazio on the Italian talk show Che tempo che fa on RAI 3 in Italy; and performed "Canto della terra", "A te" and "Besame mucho" from the album, as well as "My Way" on 2 February; and made an appearance on The South Bank Show in London, where he sang the French aria "Pour mon âme" on 3 February. After performing evenings in piano bars and competing in local singing contests, Bocelli signed his first recording contract with the Sugar Music label. [60] Bocelli returned to his home town for a concert at the newly created Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico on 5 July 2007, with guest appearance by Kenny G, Heather Headley, Lang Lang, Elisa, Sarah Brightman and Laura Pausini. [73] Tina Arena performed with him in all 5 concerts during the tour. [32] The single debuted atop the German charts, where it stayed for fourteen weeks. In April 2006, he featured as a guest coach on American Idol helping the finalists sing the week's themed songs, "Greatest Love Songs." This makes it rather easy for English speakers to learn how to write. Mi dica le che fa? His world tour continued from 12 to 14 May with four concerts in Japan and South Korea. At the end of May, he toured Portugal and Spain and sang with Portuguese Fado singer Dulce Pontes. scusi se siedo qua, prego si figuri. Visually impaired from birth, Bocelli became blind at the age of 12 following a soccer injury. On 24 October, he started his Sentimento tour in Zürich which took in large arenas in several European and North American cities.