Ignazio Boschetto and Roberto Amadè in Concert

Marsala, February 3 - A musical event not seen for some time. A concert lasted two hours the public never wearied, eager was  rather heard. Featuring the singer-songwriter Roberto Amade who proved, for those who do not know, excellent professional skills by singing and uncommon musical .

" I wish to express my heartfelt congratulations to Roberto Amadio, to all the artists who performed on the stage of the Empire but especially the wonderful Ignazio Boschetto that in addition to being an international star has proved skillful music" - said the Councillor Patricia Montalto. "For our part, we thank him for giving us the opportunity to attend this fantastic concert and we hope to have him back soon to Marsala "

Ignazio Boschetto and Roberto Amade, press conference in Marsala

There was a press conference this morning at the Town Hall to present a concert by the singer-songwriter Roberto Amade which will be held next Sunday, February 2, at the Empire Theatre in Marsala, starting at 6pm. Julia Adam, the councilor responsible for cultural policy Patrizia Montalto, the famous Ignazio Boschetto, international star, Micaela Toti, and the journalist Dario Piccolo, who takes care of the communication of the musical event.
"Ignazio Boschetto once again proves to be great not only as an artist - says Julia Adam. In fact, not forgetting his origins, has become the world's testimonial of our city and, again, gives the opportunity to new artists, like Roberto Amadio, Micaela T / oti and Lidia Schillaci, to emerge and duet with him. A man outstanding in every way " .
At Sunday's concert is also expected to attend Michael Torpedo's largest music impresario and that of the Italian master Peppe Vessicchio.
"With Ignazio - says the commissioner Montalto - we launched an important path that opens with a concert on Sunday. The hope is to have a protagonist with a show of his own or with Il Volo. I can say - without any possibility of contradiction - that it's really great artist in terms professional and human being. "
The press conference was attended by a group of students of the third year of the Institute including "Giuseppe Garibaldi", led by Professor Mario Di Stefano.
Appointment is Sunday afternoon. A few tickets still on sale at a cost of 15 Euros for the public and 10 for the gallery.
Nino Guercio - Head of Press Office
Source: comune marsala
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Il Volo protagonist at the Christmas concert in Assisi

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From Silent Night Gruber to John Lennon Happy Xmas concert in the Basilica, the trio "Il Volo" protagonist of a program of seventeen tracks like " Halleluja "Cohen sung by Arisa and Paul Sorvino in " Adeste Fideles" and "Have yourself a merry little Christmas ." Stacy Francis is up to the solo on " Petit Papa Noel ".

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Il Volo With Nikki Yanofsky In Concert - Concord, CA

CONCORD, CA - AUGUST 27: Italian operatic pop singer Piero Barone of Il Volo performs at Sleep Train Amphitheatre on August 27, 2013 in Concord, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/FilmMagic)

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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.

Il Volo wowing audiences with operatic-pop

Il Volo might be a "boy band," but it is unlike any you have ever heard. "Il Volo" means "to fly" in Italian, and these three Italian teenagers take flight with music called "operatic pop." Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto, and Gianluca Ginoble sing popular songs with the quality of opera stars.
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."

Il Volo to perform at American Music Theatre

The singing group known as Il Volo will bring its melodious sounds to the Lancaster area on Sunday.
   
The trio — Piero Barone, 18, Ignazio Boschetto, 17, and Gianluca Ginoble, 17 — is known for its renditions of classical songs and standards such as “O Sole Mio” and “Il Mondo,” a style of music dubbed “operatic pop” or “popera.”
   
The group’s members first met and performed together on an Italian television talent show in 2009. After hooking up with a manager and producer, they recorded their self-titled debut album in 2010.
   
Il Volo (which means “flight” in Italian) first came to prominence in the U.S. with the trio’s 2011 appearance on “American Idol.” Following that performance, their album went to No. 6 on the Billboard Top 2000 charts and has remained on the Classical Crossover Chart since March 2012.
   
The group has appeared on such shows as “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” “Today” and “Good Morning America” and filmed the PBS special “Il Volo Takes Flight.” The trio recently joined Barbra Streisand as her special guests for several of her upcoming concerts.
IF YOU GO
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WHEN: 7 p.m. Sunday 
WHERE: American Music The­atre, 2425 Lincoln Highway E., East Lampeter Twp. 
COST: $85, $95 and $110 
INFO: www.amtshows.com or             800-648-4102     

Source: pennlive

Backstage at The Fillmore - Episode 2 - Il Volo

The Fillmore Miami Beach presents "Backstage at The Fillmore" - an interview series featuring some of the hottest acts playing in Miami. For Episode 2 we interview singing senations Il Volo, on the eve of their third performance at our venue. Il Volo played to sold out crowds on September 12, 16 & 19, 2012.

Concert review: Il Volo serves up teen popera with a twist (andscreaming girls) at the Plaza

Il Volo at the Plaza Theatre
If I told you that a bunch of girls would scream for a trio of operatic singers at the Plaza Theatre, you'd probably shake your head and ask if my next move was to sell you some swamp land near Marfa.
Well, you'd better buy it because a bunch of young females, as well as middle-aged and older men and women, bought into Il Volo Tuesday night at the old movie palace.
About 1,920 of them in fact, or about 80 shy of a complete sell-out.
Not bad for a group that's been together three years, whose members are 17 and 19 years old, who sing in Italian, Spanish, English and French and whose repertoire ranges from Neapolitan classics to American show tunes.
Il Volo, or "the flight" in their native Italian, are the teen pop answer to Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli and even the Three Tenors.
They are young men with mature voices, voices, by the way, they're still growing into.
Tuesday's show, part of their second North American tour, was their El Paso debut. The audience seemed to include a lot of people from the other side of the border, where the group's self-titled debut album was a big seller, and American fans who know them from their performance of "O Solo Mio" last year on "American Idol" or last February's PBS fund drive airings of "Il Volo Takes Flight," recorded last October in Detroit.
While it may seem improbable that people would flock to see a young, so-called popera group, it made perfect sense Tuesday night.

Italian pop-opera teen singers Il Volo bring their music to the world

The three teens from Italy internationally known as Il Volo — Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble — have grown-up music on their minds. For the past three years, Barone, 19, Boschetto, 17, and Ginoble, also 17, have been singing a pop-classical crossover brand of opera.
Barone, calling from a tour stop in South Florida, immediately acknowledges they “don’t sing real opera,” but his enthusiasm for the style is beyond reproach.
“Our goal is to bring this kind of music around the world,” he said. “Our music is for all ages. I grew up with this music, so the first time I heard this kind of music I fell in love with it. Everybody can love this music. When you discover it, you are going to love it.”
In the span of a mere two years, Il Volo has released four albums. The trio’s self-titled debut was released twice. One version, which includes songs in Italian, Spanish and English, was released in May 2011. A Spanish edition of the disc hit stores a month later. A live album, Il Volo Takes Flight: Live From the Detroit Opera House, arrived in February. There’s even a digital-only EP of Christmas songs.

Dream comes true for Il Volo

With still-developing English speaking proficiency, the three teenage members of Il Volo are young men of few words.
But when it comes to Detroit, and specifically the Detroit Opera House — where the Italian vocal trio filmed and recorded its first live album and PBS special Oct. 27, Ignazio Boschetto has nothing but praise. “Well, you know, it’s a good memory,” Boschetto, 17, says about “Il Volo Takes Flight — Live From the Detroit Opera House,” which was commercially released in February and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart. “It was big emotion ... and a big moment for us because the Detroit Opera House is so charming, and everybody sang there — Charlie Chaplin and Michael Jackson, everyone. When someone told me that I was shocked. “Detroit is the town of everyone. And now it’s the town of Il Volo, as well.” Boschetto and his group mates — Piero Barone, 19, and Gianluca Ginoble, 17 — formed in 2009 through the Italian singing competition TV show “Ti lascio una canzone” (“Leavin’ You a Song”), and their debut “Il Volo” also topped the classical chart, in 2010. An EP of “Christmas Favorites” followed in 2011. Il Volo has finished recording its second studio album, which is expected in November and will include “classical moments and pop moments,” Boschetto says, although he adds that the group is “keeping it secret” for the time being. But the trio is even more excited about touring this fall with Barbra Streisand, opening for the diva as well as performing with her during her show. “Our manager is a big fan of hers, so I started to know about her because of him, and then I got many CDs of hers ... and I love her,” Boschetto says. “We met her at (the recording session for) ‘We Are the World (25 For Haiti)’ in 2010. She’s nice. “I think that two years ago I was in my room playing PlayStation or with my friends playing (soccer). Now I’m here. We are having this big tour with Barbra Streisand, and we are going to sing with her. So I think the right words are that the dream is coming true.” Il Volo performs at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24, at the Meadow Brook Music Festival on the Oakland University campus in Rochester Hills. Tickets are $39.50-$79.50 pavilion, $25 lawn. Call             248-377-0100       or visit www.palacenet.com.

Source: dailytribune

Il Volo to Play the State Theatre, 10/15

Showtime is 8 PM. Tickets at $90/$75 will go on sale to State Theatre Members Wednesday, September 5 at 10 AM, to the public September 12. During Members Only sales, there will be a 6 ticket limit per Member per performance. The State Theatre appearance is sponsored by Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
State Theatre Memberships can be purchased at any time and begin at $75 for one year. As a non-profit organization, State Theatre membership contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Tickets and Memberships can be obtained by visiting the State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton Street, Easton, by calling             1-800-999-STATE      ,             610-252-3132       or online at www.statetheatre.org. Fees apply.
In May, 2009, three fresh-faced teenagers, Piero Barone (now 18), Ignazio Boschetto (17), and Gianluca Ginoble (17), appeared on the popular Italian talent show Ti Lascio Una Canzone and dazzled television viewers with their flawless rendition of the Neapolitan standard “O Sole Mio.” The boys decided their group needed a name. IL VOLO means "flight" in Italian. When asked why the boys chose this name they said “the music makes us fly".
Fast forward to August, 2012. Il Volo has just been chosen to open eight shows for the legendary Barbra Streisand. But the Streisand dates, really, are just another peak since Il Volo spread their wings after appearing on that talent show.

Il Volo Prep New Album, Tour With Barbra Streisand

Il Volo's next album is done, but the Italian teen trio doesn't want to talk about it very much yet.

"It's going to be a surprise, because it's so (varied)," the group's Ignazioi Boschetto tells Billboard. "It has classical moments and pop moments. For the most part it's new songs," although the set will also have some classic Italian pieces, just like 2010's "Il Volo." "For the most part it's new songs," Boschetto says. "People will hear them and say, 'This is Il Volo. This is their song.' "

The set is tentatively due out in November and was again produced by Ron Fair.

The "Il Volo" album topped the Classical Crossover Albums chart and No. 10 on the Billboard 200, selling 229,000 copies to date according to Soundscan. The Spanish edition, "Il Volo: Edicion En Espanol," hit No. 2 Classical Crossover and has sold 64,000 copies, while the subsequent "Christmas Favorites" EP was another Classical Crossover No. 1 in 2001 and has sold 10,000 copies. "Il Volo...Takes Flight: Live From the Detroit Opera House" has moved 46,000 copies in the U.S. since its release in February.

The group is in the midst of a North American headlining tour that wraps up Oct. 2 in Seattle; six days later the group hits the road with Barbra Streisand for six shows as both opening act and special guests during her performances.

"That for us is very exciting," Boschetto says. "Our manager is a big fan of hers, so I started to know about her because of him, and then I got many CDs of hers...and I love her. We met her at (the recording session for) 'We Are the World (25 For Haiti)' in 2010. She's nice. I think that two years ago I was in my room playing PlayStation or with my friends playing (soccer). Now I'm here. We are having this big tour with Barbra Streisand, and we are going to sing with her. So I think the right words are that the dream is coming true."

Source: billboard.com

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Never forget to take flight

“Never Forget ‘Il Volo’” were the last words the three young Italian tenors said before leaving the stage at the Essar Centre last night.
And it would be hard to try as they proved why they are an international sensation at last’s night’s performance at the Essar centre.
Nominated for Best New Artist and Best New Album by a Duo or a Group by the Latin Grammy Awards just last year, the young men have reached world-wide stardom all before the age of eighteen.
As approximately 2500 local patrons entered into the stadium, the excitement of the viewers was ever present as they patiently waited for the three teenage boys to take the stage.
With bright white lights cascading over Piero Baron (17), Ignazio Boschetto (16), and Gianluca Ginoble (16), the audience could not hold back their admiration and offered epic applause and resounding cheers of praise.
Members in the audience were found clapping and singing along to several well-known and classical songs including the upbeat “Finiculi, Funicula” and “O Sole Mio,” which the band performed in an encore performance.

Il Volo Entertains Sault Crowd

The Italian singing sensation Il Volo entertained a crowd of about 2,500 at the Essar Centre Friday night.
The three teenage singers who make up the band Piero Barone, Gianluca Ginoble and Ignazio Boschetto have made appearances on television's American Idol last year and have been on tour every since.
The concert, the flagship event of the Marconi Society celebrating their 100 years in Sault Ste. Marie didn't fail to please the adoring fans of the trio who have enjoyed international success and is considered one of the biggest acts out of Italy in decades.
The boys were charismatic with the crowd and had good stage presence. The audience was very responsive and seemed to enjoy the show thoroughly
Il Volo appeals to a wide demographic ranging from teen girls to seniors.
Amazing voices, classy, friendly, overall great concert.

Source: local2.ca

Photos: Il Volo at the Essar Centre (Canada)

Il Volo, a trio of Italian operatic teenage singers were in action at the Essar Centre on Friday night. From left are Piero Barone, Gianluca Ginoble and Ignazio Boschetto. (RACHELE LABRECQUE /Sault Star)

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How Anna found Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca

SooToday.com received the following account of how sweet the reward for persistence and ingenuity can be. Loyal SooToday.com reader Anna Mollame sent us her story and pictures of how she found and met Italian singing sensations Il Volo for the second time. Everyone can find the two young members of Il Volo on stage at the Essar Centre tomorrow evening. There are still a few tickets left. Get yours now.
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Hello, my name is Anna Mollame, I am 18-years old and on Tuesday August 6 I had the pleasure of meeting Il Volo for the second time.
I first met Il Volo when I went to their concert in Detroit on October 16, 2011.
They were the sweetest boys I've ever met so when I discovered they were in the Sault I made it my mission to meet them again.
My friend mentioned that she saw their tour bus on the bridge and from that point on I went on a hunt to find where this bus was.
My inner detective came out and I thought to myself, where can they possibly hide a bus and then I figured it out!
I found the bus at Comfort Suites, just around the corner from my house (bonus!) .
The next morning my friend and myself went to the hotel and waited in the lobby for the boys to finish their breakfast.

5 questions with Il Volo

Mix one part Jonas Brothers and one part Three Tenors and you get Il Volo, says singer Ignazio Boschetto, one-third of the Italian group. Go! spoke with him about the trio.

What was it like for you to come together through a TV talent show? I think it was a dream for us. I love to be with the guys because they're good guys. We're like three brothers. At the beginning of it I was in doubt. I didn't know what was going to happen. But we're like three brothers who share almost everything.

Describe Il Volo's music. It's not too much classical and not too much pop.

What makes the chemistry of the group work? Il Volo is in this business because we love it, not because of business or other things, not for money. We love singing. We love music and making music. The music makes us fly.

Did you ever imagine the talent show would lead to where you are now? I think everything has to start with a spark in a sense. The talent show was a big experience, and we really went up with that.

How do you feel about being called the Italian Jonas Brothers? I think we are different. They are differnet. The Jonas Brothers are three guys that do pop and rock. Il Volo is Il Volo, other kinds of music.

Source: stltoday.com

Il Divo vs. Il Volo: Breaking down the differences

In what must be the most coincidental booking of the year, male operatic pop groups Il Divo and Il Volo both take to the Peabody Opera House stage next week, with Il Volo on Tuesday and Il Divo on Wednesday.
The two groups are so alike on the surface that it's easy to confuse them. They share a musical genre, similar names, sweeping male harmonies and international flair. Both have performed on "American Idol" and have a connection to Barbra Streisand.
But there are distinct differences between the groups.
One group is a newcomer, the other a relative veteran. One group is made up of teenagers, the other includes men old enough to be their fathers. One is under the watchful eye of Simon Cowell, while the other sprung from a talent competition unrelated to Cowell.
Here's a breakdown to help tell them apart:

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