Interviewing Solvay Native Richard Jay-Alexander on Producing Two Il Volo PBS Specials

Sunday afternoon, June 9 2013, at 3:00:  My co-host, Jim Battaglia and I will air part of our interview with Richard Jay-Alexander about his role in producing the PBS Il Volo concert, “We Are Love” which is being featured on WCNY on Sunday, 6/9 at 8 p.m. and Tuesday, 6/11 at 10 p.m and the upcoming “Buon Natale” Christmas special.
We were fortunate to have caught up with Richard just as he had finished his work with the three teenagers Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble known as Il Volo in Miami and before he left for London to tour with Barbra Streisand.
Many listeners know Richard who was born to Frank and Dulce Fernandez of Solvay.  The veteran producer began his stage career on Broadway as a dancer, singer and actor and then took on the roles of executive producer for Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon and Les Miserables and has worked with top artists like Bernadette Peters, Bette Midler and Kristin Chenoweth.

Il Volo at Miami signing session

 

Il Volo, the Italian trio of lyrical pop, visited Miami on June 7 in a signing session
in Costco and promoting their new album "We Are Love Special Edition".

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special thanks to Alina

Il Volo: Chart Beat Meet & Greet (Video)

The trio discusses its fresh blend of pop and classical, as its latest release roars onto the Classical Crossover Albums chart
"What Il Volo does is we don't sing opera and we don't really sing pop. We sing classical songs in a fresh way and pop songs in a really classical way," the trio's tenor Piero Barone explains.
Il Volo, rounded out by fellow tenor Ignazio Boschetto and baritone Gianluca Ginoble, recently stopped by Billboard's New York studios to chat about its music, including its new "We Are Love: Special Edition," which bows at No. 3 this week on Billboard's Classical Crossover Albums chart. In its original release, the set debuted and peaked at No. 2 in December.
Il Volo first arrived on the tally in April 2011 with its self-titled effort, which went on to lead for four weeks. The threesome reigned again last year, for an extraordinary 17 weeks, with "Il Volo … Takes Flight: Live from the Detroit Opera House." In just more than two years, all seven of the act's chart entries have reached the top 10, the most among all artists in that span.

Italian Opera Trio Il Volo To Perform Hit Song ‘Màs Que Amor’ During Daytime Emmy ‘In Memoriam’ Tribute

Il Volo, the Italian Opera trio, have been confirmed to perform their hit song “Mas Que Amor” during the “In Memoriam” tribute of the “40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards,” which will be introduced by “The Young and the Restless’” Max Ehrich (Fenmore Baldwin), Bryton James (Devon Hamilton), Hunter King (Summer Newman), Jess Walton (Jill Foster) and Corbin Bernsen, the son of the late Jeanne Cooper. The tribute is scheduled to honor the legendary actress who died last month.

Watch the video below to preview the song before the Sunday, June 16 telecast airing on HLN from 8-10:00 PM, ET.

Photos: Il Volo Visits SiriusXM Studios

Ignazio Boschetto, Gianluca Ginoble and Piero Barone of the Italian trio Il Volo visit
SiriusXM Latino at SiriusXM Studios on June 5, 2013 in New York City.
(Photos by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

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Photos: Il Volo -In Store New York, NY

Millions of US fans fell in love with the astonishing talent of “Italian teen sensation” (Wall Street Journal) IL VOLO following their wildly successful (over 2,100 broadcasts) 2012 PBS Special “Il Volo Takes Flight,” and their special appearance on Barbra Streisand’s fall 2012 tour. Now, they’re back with We Are Love (Special Edition) and a new PBS Special Il Volo: We Are Love, slated to air in major markets across the US throughout June 2013. Their album We Are Love (Special Edition) has just been released on May 28, 2013 on Geffen Records, featuring selections from their fall 2012 release We Are Love as well as five newly recorded songs. Il Volo hit the stage at Barnes & Noble to perform selections from their new album  and will signed copies after the performance. Check out some photos from the event!

Il Volo in New York (Signing & Performance)

Interviews with Il Volo in Chicago

They haven't reach the age of 20, but when they open their mouths and start singing, it is as if transformed.
The Italians Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble up the group Il Volo, and his lyrical pop proposal, celebrate life, love and music.
Il Volo was in Chicago last June 1 at a record signing and mini concert at Barnes & Noble at DePaul University. Came special edition promoting his latest album "We Are Love" (Mas Que AMor) and  to promote the city's special WTTW Channel 11 aired the same evening of the concert at The Fillmore Theatre in Miami, Florida, which took place on March 26.
These two tenors (Barone and Boschetto) and a baritone (Ginoble) revolucinan not only classical music also pop.
Il Volo will be back in Chicago on September 4, this time in concert at the Chicago Theater.

Il Volo in Chicago (Depaul Center)

 

Il Volo serenades Good Day Chicago