Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, OMRI, OMDSMis an Italian classical crossover tenor, recording artist, and singer-songwriter. Born with poor eyesight, he became permanently blind at the age of 12 following a football accident...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionOpera Singer
Date of Birth22 September 1958
CityLajatico, Italy
CountryItaly
land tuscany native
I am a product of my native land, Tuscany, Italy.
stars sky shining
Like stars across the sky, we were born to shine.
italian style
My style in Italian is very old-style.
country men boys
I don't like crying. I'm a country boy, and we're the product of our upbringing. As a boy, I was told that men don't cry.
music way degrees
The themes I sing about tend to be centered on love, but in the most total, general way 360 degrees of love.
thinking medicine drug
I think I don't want to use drugs or medicine, so nothing. The only way is to go on stage and to hope.
baby healing worry
Some of us are born with a weakness for music. As a baby, music would stop whatever thought I was having. If I was worried, it would stop me worrying; if I was crying, it would stop me crying. Music was a healing thing for me.
sports cycling leisure-activities
People are often quite surprised by the sport and leisure activities practised by the blind. For example, tandem cycling is very popular.
athlete order levels
An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power.
responsibility reaching-up voice
A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations. As you become more famous, people come and expect to hear something extraordinary, so you don't want to disappoint them. I feel this sense of responsibility.
teacher struggle sacrifice
If you have a great love of singing, supported by others' fondness for your voice, then it is worth making every effort, of making every sacrifice, to achieve your goal. A great voice will easily find teachers who are willing to help a struggling young talent, and the ways of the Lord are infinite.
butterfly passion ipods
In my iPod, there are many operas, from A to Z. I have 'Aida' and 'Boheme' and 'Butterfly' and 'Cavalleria'. My passion is for opera, but when I'm in the car, I listen to everything.
teacher singing opera
In preparing my thesis, I have had the pleasure of collecting testimonies from colleagues such as Placido Domingo but also from singing teachers and musicologists. The entire course of study has confirmed what I already thought, that the value and meaning of opera singing, at the beginning of the third millennium, remain intact.
important tables speak
It's important for me who is at the table with me; the moment when everyone speaks to each other and everyone listens. If there's good food, it's much better.