When Piero Barone, the youngest member of Il Volo, was born 20 years ago, Barbra Streisand already crossed the half-century mark.
But there was Barone, as well as Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble, his Il Volo mates, sharing a stage with the icon when she returned to Brooklyn last autumn during a rare tour.
Il Volo impressed with their massive sets of pipes after they were introduced by Streisand.
“To perform with Barbra Streisand, particularly in her hometown of Brooklyn, was something we’ll never forget,” Barone says during a telephone interview from Vancouver. “Every night we were out with her, I had goose bumps.
“It was an extraordinary experience. What I learned from her was to keep it humble since she has accomplished more than anyone and she is so humble. We’ll be humble, too.”
Il Volo, which will perform Thursday at the Tower Theater, has plenty to be proud of, but the handsome, charismatic trio refrains from tooting its collective horn.
