Their beautiful, rich voices are more like the Three Tenors than the Jonas Brothers. In their songs they share solo parts and offer wonderful harmonies, uplifting their audiences with each moment full of emotion and drama.
Il Volo will perform at Easton's State Theatre on Oct. 15, in between dates as the opener for Barbra Streisand on her national tour. The boys will be backed by a band of keyboards, bass, drums and guitars.
Success has come quickly for the trio. Its first, self-titled CD was released last year in the United States. A PBS special, "Il Volo Takes Flight: Live from the Detroit Opera House," was made into a CD and DVD. The group has appeared on "American Idol," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Today Show," "Good Morning America," "The Talk," "Ellen" and "Rachael Ray."
The 19-year old Barone displays a pretty good command of English in a phone call from Seattle while the band is touring. Boschetto is 18 and Ginoble is 17. Barone reports the group has done 33 shows since Aug. 10, and that its career has taken them all over the world, as far away as Singapore, China and Australia. Despite a schedule that has him on an airplane nearly every day (giving another meaning of "to fly"), Barone is excited about his new life.
"I love to travel and to meet new people, and I love all our fans for helping to make our dreams come true. I can't wait to sing for them. They are great. We have meet and greets where they can tell us different things they like and love about us.
"We get to show our audiences who we are. Our personalities are funny. We like to have fun on stage, and like our audiences to have fun."
Adds Barone: "It can be hard to keep the energy going if you are not feeling good, but once you hear the audience screaming for you, you forget everything else." Barone says audiences are all ages, ranging from nine to 92.
When not singing, Barone says he is interested in sports cars and girls, noting his appreciation for the pretty girls he sees all over the world. Music is his passion, however.
"I could not live without music. Music can describe what I feel. My best moments are seeing the audience crying and laughing when I am on stage. I love operatic music. My dream is to become an opera singer."
Il Volo's second studio CD is scheduled for release Nov. 19. Barone will not reveal the contents. "I love surprises," he says.
"The first album was cover songs to show the world who we are. We learned a lot of things from recording it. The goal of the second CD is to find our own songs."
The first CD does have new songs, including two written specifically for them by Grammy Award winner Diane Warren, "Painfully Beautiful" and "La Luna Hizo Esto." It also has pop classics in various languages, including Charlie Chaplin's "Smile."
"We work closely with our producers to come up with ideas and take the best ones." The members of the group can speak Italian, English and Spanish, and in addition they can sing in German, French, and Latin.
The three boys, all from working-class families, began to sing at an early age. Barone says they continue to study singing. "We never stop studying. We have to save our voices."
They first met on the Italian talent show "Ti Lascio Una Canzone" in May 2009, where they sang "O Sole Mio," a number that inspired a video and has become one of their most popular selections. Their success on the show led them to a recording contract with Universal Music and the release of their first CD in Italy in November 2010.
Says Barone: "It's great to be famous."
Dave Howell is a freelance writer.
Jodi Duckett, editor
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