Il Volo singer Piero Barone on finding his voice and more ahead of State Theatre stop

From the time he was 3, Piero Barone knew he'd become a singer.
"That was the first time I opened my mouth, and sang to my nono (the Italian word for "grandpa"), and he took me to have my voice recorded that same day," Barone explains.
Barone, who sings tenor in the hit singing trio Il Volo, joins Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble on stage Monday night at the State Theatre in Easton. Il Volo performs at 8 p.m. as part of their current North American tour.
Il Volo, which means "the flight" in Italian, are also special guests on Barbra Streisand's current tour of the U.S. and Canada, according to a news release.
On working with Streisand, Barone quickly becomes enthusiastic. "She is a legend. It is like a dream come true," Barone says.
From Broadway show standards to fresh takes on operatic or "popera" arias, Barone says performing becomes a dialog between the singers and audience.
"When you are on the stage, you have to show people who you are, at least that was what we did with our first recording. Now, with our second album, we are exploring deeper what we can do," Barone says.
The trio's first album, "Il Volo," was released in 2010 and went platinum, according to the release.
Songs include updated interpretations of such Italian classics as "O Solo Mio" and "Un Amore Cosi Grande," along with new material written specifically for Il Volo, such as "La Luna Hizo Esto" and "Painfully Beautiful," written by Grammy Award-nominated songwriter Diane Warren, according to the release.

The three young men, who are 17 and 18 years old, have been on tour here since August. "We are hoping to return home (to Italy) by January," Barone says.
Barone, 18, fondly recalls that pivotal day he sang for his grandfather in the family living room.
"He called me to him, and I opened my mouth and began to sing. It was my dream since then to become a singer, and to grow up with the music," Barone says.
"When audiences respond to what you are doing, and you bring the emotion to the song, that's when you know you've done it right," Barone says of performing in front of an audience. "We just want to bring this music we love so much to everyone," Barone says.
From a PBS special in 2011, to appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Today Show" and Good Morning America," Il Volo seems, with all swiftness, to have indeed taken flight.

Source: lehighvalleylive