Finally we were able to see the 48 hours spent by Nicolò De Devitiis of LE IENE, in the company of Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca.
Everything was filmed during the 2024 European tour, and exactly during the Paris and Sofia stops.
I translated the entire interview, although I saw that there is a video with the automatic interview (which I attached at the bottom for those who want to see it), but I know that some of you find it difficult to follow the interview with subtitles if the words flow quickly, furthermore some things need to be explained to be better understood, in particular with LE IENE who often ask slightly satirical questions.
I’ll give you a premise.
The video begins with the presenter explaining the interview, behind her there is a man who pretends to translate with gestures, this makes you understand what type of interview we are going to see, because in Italy, it is clear that the interviews of LE IENE are often light-hearted and satirical, but they also often highlight the hidden sides of people
Happy viewing and happy reading.🥰
WOMAN= Welcome back to LE IENE, 10.35pm we are live (it’s not true) and we are about to meet the most famous trio in Italian music.
Three guys whose fame in our country is surpassed only by that which they were able to repay from a very young age all over the world. But if you think you know everything about them you are wrong because only we can show you who they are away from the stage and from the embrace of their fans.
We spent 48 hours with Il Volo together with Nicolò De Devitiis. (cheers and opening theme)
NICOLÒ= Imagine what it means to spend 24 hours a day with the same people for 15 years.
GIANLUCA= I have spent more than half my life with them. 😁
NICOLÒ= And the most absurd thing is that you didn’t choose those people, someone simply came along and put them together, like an arranged marriage.
PIERO= We argue every day. 😁
NICOLÒ= This is what happened to Il Volo. The group composed of Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio was created on the drawing board in a talent show. They were only 14 years old and didn’t know each other.
NICOLÒ= Are you more colleagues or friends?
IGNAZIO= It depends, we go in periods. 😁
NICOLÒ= Is there something you never told the two of them? (he tells Piero and the writing appears: Were you moved?) 😍
NICOLÒ= Were you moved? (this time he tells Gianluca)😍
GIANLUCA= Yes 😍
NICOLÒ= Why?
GIANLUCA= Why……why yes! 😍
NICOLÒ= I meet them in Paris, a stop on their tour.
GIANLUCA= Sorry, so we will spend 48 hours with you? Do we have to do it?
NICOLÒ= I want to meet you separately.
PIERO= Who do you want to start with? Do you want to start with me?
NICOLÒ= It only takes me a moment to understand the different characters, Piero is the control freak.🤩
PIERO= See you at the reception in 8 minutes.
NICOLÒ= Ignazio is lazy.🤩
IGNAZIO= I’m going to sleep.
NICOLÒ= And Gianluca the mysterious one.🤩
GIANLUCA= Then we’ll see, we’ll see!!
NICOLÒ= First thing I take Piero to his room.
PIERO= Before entering you will see many bottles of water and the room without carpets.
NICOLÒ= Are these the requests that an artist makes before entering?
PIERO= Yes, I suffer from a dust allergy, I can’t sleep with the carpet.
NICOLÒ= Are you a precise type?
PIERO= Too much
NICOLÒ= He takes out some running shoes, one of his true passions. Do you always run?
PIERO= Always.
NICOLÒ= I will follow him too and he obviously organized everything.
PIERO= Between 1 km and 7 we are at the Eiffel Tower.
NICOLÒ=Are you always like this?
PIERO= Yes.
NICOLÒ= I’m super active, but the problem is beating you, give me a high five! We will do great things. (starts running)
PIERO= Yesterday I ran in Lisbon, then when we arrive in Sofia the day after tomorrow, I’ll go for a run in Sofia. This is the only way to visit it (the city).
NICOLÒ= Because when you live like this, you are always traveling but in truth you don’t see anywhere.
PIERO= Do you know that I don’t know how to buy a plane ticket? I don’t like going on holiday.
NICOLÒ= Why are you forced to go there all year round? (he means that Piero travels around the world all year round so he prefers to stay at home on holiday).
PIERO= Like this all year round.
NICOLÒ= Do you ever have time for yourself?
PIERO= What do you mean by time for me?
NICOLÒ= For a game of soccer with friends.
PIERO= No, never.
NICOLÒ= A trip to Paris to do some shopping.
PIERO= No.
NICOLÒ= But then he asks me a question.
PIERO= What do people in general think of Il Volo? 🤔
NICOLÒ=Are you asking me? From the outside you seem like three quiet guys…
PIERO= Too good guys, right? That we don’t flex…..😂💪
NICOLÒ= Flexare is a term created by trappers to indicate the gesture of showing off something with pride, boasting, in short, anyone who flexes is cool, something that has very little to do with Il Volo.
PIERO= It doesn’t belong to me (to show off).
NICOLÒ= He confesses to me that one of the criticisms they receive most often is that of being a group for elderly people.
Why in the collective imagination, as you said before, is it thought that Il Volo is a group for old people?
PIERO= In Italy! (he means that in Italy there is this thought). In Mexico they are 70% girls, a very young audience, boys and girls.
NICOLÒ= Like tearing their hair out?…..like Backstreet boys!!
PIERO= We can’t sing!! (for the screams)
NICOLÒ= When did you tell your parents that you wanted to be a singer?
PIERO= Never, my grandfather understood it.
NICOLÒ= At what age?
PIERO= At 8 – 10 years old.
NICOLÒ= He takes part in TI LASCIO UNA CANZONE and as we said he is put in a group with Gianluca and Ignazio.
PIERO= Everything was born like this, we didn’t choose….
NICOLÒ= So you haven’t always been friends??
PIERO= No, we met there.
NICOLÒ= You have to put up with it!
They are very different people, with very different audiences.
PIERO= Gianluca is the one I like the most….
NICOLÒ= To the old women?….
PIERO= No, no, to the girls. 🥰
IGNAZIO=?
PIERO= The grandmothers go crazy for Ignazio!🥰
NICOLÒ= You have a bit of everything, you’re the handsome one, come on!! 🥰
But now he has to pass the baton and accompany me to Ignazio.
PIERO= In practice you will find him on the bed. He never comes to dinner, he always does room service. Now that he sees you come in he’ll be the most annoyed man in the world. (Piero knocks on Ignazio’s door). Ignazio!! (Ignazio opens the door)
NICOLÒ= But you didn’t even change?
PIERO= Let’s see if he has at least opened the suitcase.😁
NICOLÒ= While we crossed Paris, he (Ignazio) remained still on the bed.
PIERO= See you at the restaurant at 8.15pm.
NICOLÒ= Damn, Piero is a schedule.
PIERO= You have 12 minutes on the tablet.
NICOLÒ= In short, Ignazio is someone who loves tranquility and silence. (Meanwhile NICOLÒ takes a shower in Ignazio’s room and sings)
IGNAZIO= I hope you fall, don’t hurt yourself, but fall! You got everything wet on the ground!!!
NICOLÒ= But why do you shower with dry clothes?
IGNAZIO= (he dries on the ground) Damn you, damn you.
NICOLÒ= They say (Piero and Gianluca) that you absolutely don’t go to dinner.
IGNAZIO= I almost never go to dinner, because living together for 15 years isn’t easy, it’s essential to have your own space.
NICOLÒ= Ignazio, unlike his companions, sometimes has to remain alone, but tonight he will make an exception and go out with us.
IGNAZIO= Because when we’re together we always get rowdy, we eat too much, we drink, also because I’m doing intermittent fasting, so I start eating at 3 and finish at 11.
NICOLÒ= Gianluca is waiting for us outside and we immediately understand the relationship between the two of them.😍
GIANLUCA= (turning to Ignazio) Forgive me, but don’t you feel so cold?
IGNAZIO= But forgive me, but you mind your own business….😂
NICOLÒ= What did you do this afternoon? (he tells Gianluca)
IGNAZIO= He meditated!😁
GIANLUCA= I meditate 45 minutes a day.
NICOLÒ= What do you meditate on?
IGNAZIO= How to break the balls to me….after 😂
NICOLÒ= Piero is already waiting for us in the restaurant he booked.
Marvelous!
PIERO= We don’t joke here.
NICOLÒ= But some people don’t like it.
IGNAZIO= These are places where the light is low and you don’t even see the menu. (Ignazio takes some of Gianluca’s dessert) 😁
NICOLÒ= Go Ignazio….. you didn’t want to go out, and then you say you fast intermittently….
IGNAZIO= Exactly intermittently!! 😁😋
NICOLÒ= In the end he had fun too!!
NICOLÒ= After the hyperactive Piero, and the hermit Ignazio, I enter the world of the dreamy Gianluca.
Good evening, hello! (NICOLÒ enters Gianluca’s room)
So what do you normally do when you walk into your room first thing?
GIANLUCA= I put on some relaxing music, this music here, I do my own things, I do my skin care, I wash myself, I read a book….
NICOLÒ= Saying it like that, a kiss….(he starts dancing)
GIANLUCA= You understood!!
NICOLÒ= He (Gianluca) loves to test others, knowing that Ignazio is sleeping in the connecting room…..(Gianluca goes to the connecting door with Ignazio and starts singing out loud). Immediately a voice message arrives from Ignazio: 😂
GIANLUCA= Ready?
IGNAZIO= Gianlu, it’s not so much for me, Gianlu, they’re kicking us out!! 😩😁
NICOLÒ= Then comes an almost sacred moment, skin care, as he calls it, he cares a lot about skin care.
GIANLUCA= Listen, but do you want to put the detergent on?
NICOLÒ= If you ask me like that, how can I say no?
GIANLUCA = Here, come on!
NICOLÒ= What does this do to the skin?
GIANLUCA= This changes your characteristics, that is, you wake up tomorrow and have the face of Ignazio!
NICOLÒ= And what are you doing now?
GIANLUCA= You can’t put this, this is medicine (and he runs a drop dispenser through his hair).
NICOLÒ= is there a trick? But what is hair doping?
GIANLUCA= You put it on and it strengthens your hair. Still, it’s strange to see a man who cares, isn’t it?
NICOLÒ= Let’s say he’s not very macho!
GIANLUCA= In my opinion they see it as something unmanly, as if that were what determines virility in a man, understand?
NICOLÒ= What determines a man’s virility in your opinion?
GIANLUCA= In my opinion sensitivity, depth of soul, propensity to listen.😍
NICOLÒ= You seem very shy to me.
GIANLUCA= At school, when it became known that I knew how to sing, the teachers told me: “Gianluca sing us a song” and I hid behind the blackboard because my face turned red and I went behind the blackboard, facing the wall…❤️
NICOLÒ= From behind the blackboard he found himself catapulted onto the stage of the Ariston (Sanremo), with two boys he had only recently known.
GIANLUCA= I won Sanremo with them. Not even my brother felt that feeling with me on stage. 🥰
NICOLÒ= Bonds are created….
GIANLUCA= …..unbreakable bonds.❤️
In my opinion there are also ancient unresolved scars between us, you know those childhood traumas that come out at forty and you don’t even realize it.
NICOLÒ= He doesn’t explain to me what these scars are, but we’ll have time tomorrow.
Do you read a lot?
GIANLUCA= Yes.
NICOLÒ= You have a degree, have you studied?
GIANLUCA= Unfortunately not me, consider that I wasn’t even able to get my diploma because when we started it was right after finishing eighth grade.
So the goal is to get the diploma and possibly graduate in philosophy, I would like to.
NICOLÒ= I also noticed some books in Piero’s room. (he reads a title of the book) PSYCHOLOGY OF OBEDIENCE, what do you do???
PIERO= I study.
NICOLÒ= Are you enrolled at university? Are you getting a degree in psychology?
PIERO= Yes. 🤩
NICOLÒ= If you hadn’t been a singer, what would you have done?
PIERO= Maybe this.
NICOLÒ= The psychologist!
PIERO= Yes, I like to understand who I have in front of me. 😍
NICOLÒ= But let’s go back to Gianluca for the evening meditation session.
GIANLUCA= Now you have to take a deep breath for like two seconds, like this (he takes the breath) for 28 times. One, two, three, follow my breath.
NICOLÒ= Now we’re going to sleep.
GIANLUCA= They tell us we’re old, it’s two in the morning and we’re still awake! Younger than you, we are! 💪🥰
NICOLÒ= Yes! (In fact Nicolò is older than them) In the morning we immerse ourselves in the Parisian spirit: “A chocolate bread” (they eat the bread) Let’s continue the discussion about his two companions.
GIANLUCA= Ignazio is cheerful, even if maybe inside he hides some pain and shadows like everyone else, when he is in company he makes you smile.🥰
If Piero has a goal he takes it to the end, I have never seen a person like that.🥰
At the beginning, consider that they were always together, because being Sicilian, they spoke the same language, the dialect, they hung out together, so I was a bit of an outcast, now I’m not, but as a child this thing… I felt very alone! ❤️
NICOLÒ= Do you think you are not understood by them?
GIANLUCA= Yes. In reality we often don’t get along with Ignazio, but ultimately due to a character issue, not because we don’t love each other. ❤️
Ignazio sometimes withdraws into himself. I have different needs.
NICOLÒ= Gianluca would like to talk and Ignazio doesn’t, but you can see that there is enormous affection. 😍😍
Were you moved?
GIANLUCA= Yes
NICOLÒ= Why?
GIANLUCA= Oh why…….why yes!!
NICOLÒ= But why?
GIANLUCA= Well that’s how it is, you made me move.❤️
NICOLÒ= For what? What did I tell you? Is there something you haven’t told the other two that you would like to tell them?
GIANLUCA= I love Ignazio and Piero more than they think. ❤️❤️❤️
NICOLÒ= However I didn’t think you were that deep, I thought you were more glossy.
GIANLUCA= Really? It means I have to let myself go more!
NICOLÒ= And anyway it’s really true, Paris is too romantic. (they meet a young couple and sing Grande Amore with them)
Look her in the eyes, kiss!
Long live love.
And here, tourists from all over the world are in love with Il Volo!
After the American twins, also a fan from Brazil! International!!
I meet Piero who loves to have breakfast alone.
You are the most serious of the three.
PIERO= And it is my condemnation.
I’m like that in life, I like to be in control of everything.
NICOLÒ = And this need for control becomes evident when the moment of the concert approaches.
PIERO= I have to get ready, I have a list of my things. This is the list. First I shave, then I wash….
NICOLÒ= All activities that he wrote in a list on the I-Pad. Another thing to do is review the speech that opens the concert (it’s in French and Nicolò mocks him for his pronunciation).
Then there’s the shower and then she has to pack her bag for the stage.
Obviously he is the first to be ready. But where will Ignazio be?
IGNAZIO= Very punctual!! (it’s 5pm)
NICOLÒ= We arrive at the theater, the rehearsals really begin.
PIERO= This is your house, do you like it?
NICOLÒ= Wow, that’s nice, but do people even sit up there?
PIERO= Of course
(Ignazio rehearses the song purposely out of tune)
Do you know that here in the audience there is a girl who saw …. today is her ninety-eighth concert.😲
NICOLÒ= Which is she?
PIERO= The one with the blue shirt.
NICOLÒ= This girl follows them practically everywhere, yesterday she saw them in Lisbon, today she came to Paris
PIERO= Which is your favorite??
GIRL= The one who is talking. (Piero) 🥰
PIERO= Wait, I’ll flex a bit!! 😁
NICOLÒ= But now the show is really about to begin.
GIANLUCA= (he is using the hairdryer) I have to give myself a blow dry at the back and it’s difficult at the back.
NICOLÒ= Do you do it all by yourself?
GIANLUCA= Oh yes!
NICOLÒ= But why? Let’s see here! Do you wear this?
GIANLUCA= Can we bet that Ignazio is still in his underwear? (in fact they open the door and Ignazio is in his underwear and putting on his socks.)
IGNAZIO= Me, I have my times!!
All right?
NICOLÒ= Nice! Good luck guys!! (Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca shake hands in their gesture before the concert)
We go on stage. The theater is packed.
GIANLUCA= but did you have fun?
NICOLÒ= Beautiful!
GIANLUCA= We had fun with you, you know what I’ll tell you: we love you!! 🥰
IGNAZIO= Speak for yourself, it’s not like you can speak for everyone!!
NICOLÒ= Two more days to go.
But there isn’t even time to celebrate.
PIERO= Jokes aside, tomorrow morning we leave the hotel at 7:00.
NICOLÒ= No toasts, no crowds, no fans in love, straight to bed. (Nicolò is with Piero)
What relationship do you have with girls? Are you someone who picks up a lot of girls?
PIERO= This whole story started when we were 16 years old.
Imagine a 16-year-old boy who is immediately thrown onto a stage, with all the girls wanting to hug you, be on top of you, do whatever…… So when I was 20….
NICOLÒ= You were there! When did you lose your virginity?
PIERO= A little late, a month before turning 18.
NICOLÒ= And how was it?
PIERO= Behind a bush. 😁
NICOLÒ= Oh my goodness!! It was at the release of a German television program.
PIERO= We were guests, Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, Michelle Hunziker presented.
NICOLÒ= So has Michelle Hunziker seen you as a virgin for the last time? (laughter) 😁
PIERO= After the first time at 18 or 19 years old, we had fun. Now at 30 or 31 years old, everything has changed completely, because now I don’t feel like finishing a concert and meeting someone, spending a couple of hours together and then ending it there. 🤩
NICOLÒ= Are you looking for love?
PIERO= Yes.❤️ If I had to tell you one of my fears…that of not being able to start a family. 😲
NICOLÒ= Not finding the right woman?
PIERO= Yes, I expected that at this age something would have already started.
NICOLÒ= After a few hours we are already at the airport.
PIERO= Good morning
IGNAZIO= Good morning damn…..how can you say good morning after only 4 hours of sleep?
NICOLÒ= To wake up we look at the album of memories. Here they are, just fifteen years old, with the biggest stars in the world.
GIANLUCA= It’s Beyoncé.
NICOLÒ= Look at him, handsome, (Piero), you as usual (Gianluca) and here he is (Ignazio).
PIERO= Lady Gaga.
NICOLÒ= Holy shit, Piero.
GIANLUCA= Heading from Paris to Sofia.
NICOLÒ= Even on the plane divided and different: this is the man on the phone obviously (Piero) the artist reads (Gianluca) the little guy is sleeping (Ignazio). As soon as we got off (the plane) the controversy broke out.
PIERO= (to Ignazio) You’re an old man, old inside, we have to make a tik-tok, you’re a sloth. 😁
IGNAZIO= Do you want to see how I flex you??😁
NICOLÒ= And between one laugh and another we arrive in the Bulgarian capital.
PIERO= I asked you what people think of us…..that we are all precise….can I do something I never do, can we have a chat?
NICOLÒ= Yes. (and Piero sits on the floor to talk)
Come on, sit down, actually wait, I’ll do something first (Piero sprays disinfectant on the part where he sits)
NICOLÒ= Is there something you never told the other two?
PIERO= I never told them: “I love you”❤️
NICOLÒ= Why?
PIERO= Because I struggle to open up to people.
NICOLÒ= Tenderness aside, now that we are close, we have to untie a very controversial issue.
The story of the hotel room you broke.
In 2015 all the newspapers published this news: THE THREE DESTROY A HOTEL ROOM. FECES ON THE WALL AND MATTRESSES THROWN EVERYWHERE. 🤬🤬🤬
What have you done?
PIERO= Do you want the truth?
NICOLÒ= Well I would like it from you.
PIERO= Did I tell you about the problem of the carpet for asthma?
NICOLÒ= Yes.
PIERO= When we arrived at that hotel at three in the morning, they gave me the room with the carpet. I couldn’t sleep. I come down at three in the morning (to the reception) and ask: “Sir, excuse me, can you give me a different room?” and he replied that there were no rooms without carpet, so, without saying anything, we left. The owner couldn’t digest it and let this news out.
NICOLÒ= What bullshit!! I made them on the wall???
PIERO= But I can defecate on the wall??? But do you think so??🤬
NICOLÒ= For goodness sake I believe him, but since we still have one night left to spend in the hotel, it’s better to avoid problems.
Do you know where I’m taking you?
PIERO= Where?
NICOLÒ= There, a RAGE ROOM, that is, one of those rooms that can be rented to destroy things.
PIERO= But can I really break everything here?
NICOLÒ= Here you can!
PIERO= Do you know that I have never done anything like this?
NICOLÒ= You let off steam, do what you want and tomorrow you will sing peacefully.
He immediately plans the strategy.
So what do we start with?
PIERO= With the baseball bat. Mom, how beautiful.
NICOLÒ= Oh Piero, be careful though! (Now NICOLÒ says a lot of bad things to let Piero vent his strength)
For all those who didn’t vote for you! Capolavoro came eighth in Sanremo, not even in the top three.
Go! The Italian press says you are losers. To the young people who don’t listen to you! For me who broke your soul for 48 hours. (hug with NICOLÒ)
PIERO= beautiful, it’s a beautiful feeling.
NICOLÒ= So you don’t break hotel rooms anymore.
PIERO= Come on, can I say it? Go fuck your ass!!
NICOLÒ= And from one hotel room, we move on to another. (Ignazio’s room)
Here is the room service, the others went out for dinner, we……
IGNAZIO= You’ll see it’s cooler!!
NICOLÒ= But above all it’s a way to really get to know each other.
IGNAZIO= I can often seem like a tough person, but in the end I am very fragile, even if I don’t show it. I had to grow up fast, you understand, so maybe…….
NICOLÒ= Why did you have to grow up so quickly?
IGNAZIO= My mother had cancer at 35, so she went back and forth between hospitals. Either you grow up fast, or you grow up fast, you can’t be a 5 year old when you have to help your sister run the house, my father worked, so I grew up with responsibility.❤️
NICOLÒ= I tell him about the time Gianluca got emotional talking about their relationship.
IGNAZIO= On a human level we have disagreements.
NICOLÒ= He suffers a lot from this.
IGNAZIO= Yes, yes, but me too, it’s as if you have a hard-headed brother and you can’t make him understand things.😁 I have also often been very harsh with Gianluca. 🤔
NICOLÒ= But Ignazio is trying to change, also thanks to his wife Michelle.
IGNAZIO= I learned to live life differently thanks to her. ❤️ First I needed sadness to move forward. I swear, with Michelle, with my wife it was one thing….from day one I understood it was her. ❤️
NICOLÒ= You got married within…..
IGNAZIO= After a month and a half I asked her to marry me.
NICOLÒ= After a month and a half?
IGNAZIO= Yes
NICOLÒ=Have you been together for a year now?
IGNAZIO= Today!
Today marks one year.
NICOLÒ= Best wishes!
IGNAZIO= I sent her flowers this morning.❤️
NICOLÒ= Despite his happiness, Ignazio went through a bad time last year.
IGNAZIO= I was alone, I didn’t do anything, I spent 12 hours glued to the computer playing. I hit rock bottom this year in January (2024).😩
NICOLÒ= When the panic attacks arrived (for Ignazio).
IGNAZIO= I had everything I wanted, a wonderful woman, a perfect job, everything, and I didn’t understand why I felt this way.
NICOLÒ= But suddenly they arrived?
IGNAZIO= Suddenly.
NICOLÒ= And now he’s learning to live with it.
IGNAZIO= Accept that you feel like this, I say to myself “OK, everything is fine, my life is wonderful, I don’t miss anything, it’s just a moment” and I move on.😩
NICOLÒ= Do you want children?
IGNAZIO= To die for! I would like a house full of children. We’re trying, we’re trying. This is beautiful, I can’t wait! 😍
NICOLÒ= Your eyes shine every time you talk about your wife.
IGNAZIO= I can’t wait!
NICOLÒ= This is beautiful. Good night!
IGNAZIO= Goodnight buddy!
NICOLÒ= We manage to sleep for a good 10 hours, the next morning we are in great shape.
What a peaceful life like this! Rest and now we’ll eat everything.
However, Ignazio’s relationship with food has always been complicated.
IGNAZIO= I was obese, and because of my weight I would be obese even now.
NICOLÒ= How did you live it?
IGNAZIO= Bad, bad because I never wanted to go out.
NICOLÒ= Were you ashamed?
IGNAZIO= Yes. There was a moment when I went to buy clothes and in normal shops the clothes didn’t fit, in plus size shops they were too big. It was a period that….
NICOLÒ=Did you feel wrong?
IGNAZIO= Yes😩
NICOLÒ= What did you do?
IGNAZIO= I thought: “Either I do something for myself or it ends badly.” and from there I started a journey that led me to feel a little more confident, even if today that security is never there, because in any case those who have been obese will always be seen obese, that is, I look in the mirror and see myself as fat, I don’t see myself as plump or robust, I see myself as fat.
NICOLÒ= Ignazio surprised me because he is really much more sensitive than he appears. After breakfast we join the others and go to the theatre.
Two concerts, one at 3.00 pm and one tonight at 8.00 pm, a real marathon.
GIANLUCA= (backstage) Do you see that the litter box is there?
NICOLÒ= To pee.
PIERO= During the concert, between one moment and another. Let’s go!!
NICOLÒ= Good luck (Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca shake hands)
GIANLUCA= The wolf dies.
NICOLÒ= They basically perform for almost 5 hours. In the front row in Sofia, the same girl who was in Paris and Lisbon and always follows them. It’s clear that Il Volo’s audience is very loyal and who cares how old they are?
A true triumph of music and of three guys who managed to differentiate themselves from the others with their style.
The video of the interview with subtitles.
These words were published by Nicolò De Devitiis after the broadcast of the broadcast:
“I knew that these 3 guys had something special, different from what I could imagine or from what I had always seen over the years… so, while I was in the Philippines I decided to contact them. We spoke and something immediately clicked, it must have also been that:
‘We can’t wait to do it Nic!’
We had never met before, so we did it on air (as often happens in these “48 hours with”) as you saw by spending time with each of us individually. them 48h (a a bit in Sofia and a bit in Paris) and once we had overcome the first “fears” or uncertainties, little by little they opened up, told us… getting to know us and telling us things (that you have seen or not) hour after hour a beautiful bond was born, which I hope will last a long time.
Great guys, thanks for everything, it was nice to really get to know you for who you are, you pleasantly surprised me (and this amazement, this “surprise” in rediscovering them I hope has also reached you at home)..and above all thanks for trusting me from the minute zero and having indulged in my every madness… you had fun in the end but eh…. damn you. ❤️”
I really liked this type of interview, certainly different from the usual, but which led us to understand the profound thoughts towards life and the way of being of our kids. Furthermore, once again we experienced the total and sincere affection that unites these three men.
Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio did not know each other, but they learned to respect and love each other and their bond is immediately understood even by those who, like Nicolò De Devitiis, did not know them personally, but by speaking with them he discovered three unique people who between them have a special relationship.
Thank you Nicolò for this lovely interview and thank you for your kind final personal words, I’m sure that now Il Volo has one more friend!!
Great success for the Roman leg of the tour: “Tutti per uno – Ad Astra live”.
Perfect synthesis of vocal power, passion, desire to give oneself completely to the public and to have fun, as only a few can do, in the name of the friendship that has accompanied them since they were children.
Today they are men, united by talent and the desire to continue growing, always facing new challenges, such as the new tour in Italian arenas “Tutti Per Uno – Ad Astra Live”.
Yesterday evening, January 21st, the Roman stage brought back to the stage of the Capital, after the summer success of the Baths of Caracalla, the unique voices of Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble, accompanied by the “Franciacorta” Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Edmondo Moses Savio.
Together in a perfect harmony of music and words.
Five large screens act as a backdrop. They punctuated with suggestive visuals a show enriched by lasers and plays of lights. A show within a show lasting over two hours.
On the stage of the Palazzo dello Sport for Il Volo the opportunity to celebrate 16 years of career, and the beginning was immediately a “masterpiece”.
Very rich lineup, with Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca who alternated performances together with moments as soloists, each bringing their own identity and personality.
They performed the songs from their first album of unreleased songs “Ad Astra”, such as the latest single “Tra le onde”. There was no shortage of great tributes, from Elton John to Claudio Villa, from Frank Sinatra to Simon & Gurfunkel. Emotion and shivers among the audience during the touching interpretation of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”.
Between applause and standing ovations, the trio also joked with the fans and sought their embrace, getting off the stage and immersing themselves in the crowd, with smiles and selfies. But everything always with their feet on the ground, without forgetting the origins, the beginnings and a heartfelt thank you to their manager, Michele Torpedine, who was also in the audience, under stage, listening to them. Then the heart-pounding grand finale with “Grande Amore”, the winning song of Sanremo in 2015. And Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca greet the Roman public with gratitude and with the promise of returning to the capital soon.
And now a series of photos by our friend Keisyuu who was enchanted by the concert!!
January 23 EBOLI
The concert is at Palasele.
We are in the province of Salerno, therefore in the Neapolitan area.
In this very famous area it is the “Neapolitan pastiera”, a typical dessert.
#Repost @mocamboprimiero
Gianluca, Piero and Ignazio fell from the sky tonight and tasted our masterpiece.🫠
What can I say, the guys certainly appreciated it!! 😋😋😋
Present at the concert was RADIO CITTA 105 which filmed and broadcast several videos of the show.
The show begins with two songs sung by Cecile who positions herself in front of the long black cloth, she sings with backing tracks, therefore without an orchestra. After Cecile’s two songs, the orchestra enters and positions itself, the Il Volo concert begins.
In this video, during a presentation of a song, Gianluca reads a sign held by a girl: “GIANLUCA YOU ARE A MASTERPIECE” and Gianluca thanks her and comes down from the stage to hug the fan!
Final of the evening Ignazio thanks Eboli!
Palasele publishes the video with this comment: “Thank you for moving us with your masterpieces.”
This report aired on SUD TV which I translated for you is also very nice.
Over two hours of great live music accompanied by the orchestra and special lighting effects, amidst the applause and hugs of the Campania public who filled the Palasele di Eboli last night for the highly anticipated Il Volo concert. The musical trio of young Italian tenors, winners of the Sanremo Festival, sang all the songs that characterized the success of their careers, presenting their latest great recording work AD ASTRA.
A European tour which last night included a stop in Eboli where the singer Cecile opened the concert, giving the go-ahead and assisting the great music of the trio: Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble.
“A path that will take us towards the stars”, said the three tenors from the stage as they presented the songs from the new album.
A great musical success last night which was fully booked at the Palasele in Eboli, thanks to the unique voice of the three tenors, in an event organized by Anni60 productions and which saw the general public singing and getting excited with one of the greatest and most important Italian musical groups in the world: Il Volo!
And ANNI 60 Production published these beautiful photos with this comment:
The enchantment of @ilvolomusic at the @palasele_official. ✨ The intertwining of their magnetic and powerful voices and the warmth of the Campania public will remain in the hearts of those who were there.❤️
24 January BARI
The concert is at the Palaflorio.
Sound check photos
Video from Ercole Ginoble!
What a treasure this child is holding a sign that says: “I’m 10 years old, can I sing with you? Grande Amore”. The boys read the sign and make Alessio sing the chorus… How sweet!!
A medley and photos from Vurro Concerti, who posted this comment:
“A unique show full of emotions and talent ✨ Il Volo at the PalaFlorio in Bari.”
and Telebari published this nice review which I translate:
IL VOLO TRIUMPHS IN BARI WITH AN IMPECCABLE CONCERT. THE TRIO INVITES A CHILD TO DUET WITH THEM.
In recent months the concert calendar at the Palaflorio in Bari has been as rich as ever. Laura Pausini, Alessandra Amoroso, Tananai met and thrilled their target audience.
But when the three former child prodigies of the song, Il Volo, appeared on the bill, the opportunity arose to understand who their audience was.
And already from the early hours of the afternoon yesterday, January 24, near the sports hall of the Apulian capital, it was clear how varied the parterre of the fantastic three was.
Conservatory professors who have seen a boom in enrollments thanks to the “Volo phenomenon”, students hoping to pass their university exams after meeting their favorites, families who have found in Gianluca, Piero and Ignazio a common thread that could allow them to share an event of music and magic.
The portion of “no longer little girls” is particularly large but they have not put away their desire to sing at the top of their lungs; binoculars in hand, hoping to encounter a languid glance in one eye or a wink from another.
Two hours of impeccable show, not a false note, not a word out of place.
Thanks to the experience with the rock star stylist Nick Cerioni, the looks are very refined: shirt collars embellished with Swarovski crystals, studded Louboutins on the feet and slicked hair.
Solo performances alternate with the classic lineup, there is no shortage of Sanremo hits as well as homages to great artists on the world music scene, from Frank Sinatra to Queen, from Leonard Cohen to Franco Battiato.
Laser lights and LED videos accompany the unreleased songs from the album “Ad Astra”.
Puglia is generous and gives flowers, posters, hearts and many standing ovations.
The boys appreciate and pay homage to their historic manager Michele Torpedine (from Minervino Murge – Puglia), they are attentive to their youngest fans so much so that they notice the yellow-red sign of little Alessio Lapertosa, who begs to be able to duet with them, and the dream ends come true.
A world tour awaits the three boys of pop-classical music. The world acclaims them, Italy snubs them a bit, loves them a bit.
A little we would like to see them more uninhibited and spontaneous, like when they allowed us to play with their looks in Sanremo.
A really good article, even if I don’t agree with the ending, when he writes that Italy “would like them to be a little more uninhibited and spontaneous”…….I don’t understand what he means, or rather I understand that journalists believe that Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio are perfect and would like to see some flaws in them, such as some false words or some bad words… these journalists really don’t understand that Il Volo is like that, simple and not at all set, but still polite and never over the top and this is certainly not what makes them less spontaneous, on the contrary!!!! Many rude kids should take example from this way of behaving!! 😉
January 26th MESSINA
The concert is at PALARESCIFINA.
This start of the concert was published by TEMPOSTRETTO, Messina’s online newspaper.
How wonderful is this video of Piero among the people while he sings Vicinissimo. Adorable!!!
He sees his nieces, daughters of a cousin, Calogero, and Piero spoke to us about them in an interview, saying that he adores the little girls. He picks them up while singing!!! Piero’s grandmother and mother can be seen next to the granddaughters. Piero’s cousin posted this video with this comment:
“You are great, our pride…..and our little ones love you with the same intensity that you love them.❤️ We love you very much ❤️”
The mayor of Messina, Federico Basile posted this comment:
“🎶✨ Il Volo enchants PalaRescifina🎤
This evening the “Il Volo” concert gave unique emotions and unforgettable moments to all those present.
an administration, we are constantly committed to offering citizens and tourists from other cities events of great artistic and cultural value.
The objective is to promote Messina, while stimulating the development of the local economy and the tourist enhancement of the area.
In this way, we proudly strengthen the Messina, City of Music and Events brand.”
So the tour of the Italian arenas ended in the best possible way and I am extremely happy about it.
The newspaper articles that wrote well-deserved praise for Il Volo were also beautiful.
There is less than a month left until the start of Sanremo and the promos announcing the event are running on Italian television and here’s what you will surely appreciate!!
Speaking of Sanremo, I had already announced that Il Volo will feature a duet with Clara on the Cover evening on February 14th.
But now there is some more news, the song they will perform together has been announced and it is THE SOUND OF SILENCE, how exciting, I can’t wait!!
I’ve finished updating you on these last few days, but there’s one more piece of news, on Tuesday 28th January Il Volo will be at LE IENE, in the program TRAVELING WITH IL VOLO, there will be fun!!
And I’m done with this, but I’ll see you very soon!!!
Daniela 🤗
Thanks from Gianluca
Another page has ended, and with it the Italian tour. I carry within me a mix of sensations and emotions that are difficult to describe. What does it mean to go on stage every night, in front of thousands of people? It is a journey that goes beyond voice and singing: it is an exchange, a ritual. The energy that is concentrated in a place is transformed into something palpable. You absorb it, keep it, make it yours, only to return it in a different, more intense, more alive form. Giving yourself completely, to the point of losing yourself, and then finding yourself in the emotion of those who listen to you: this is the greatest lesson I have learned in all these years of my career.
Being an artist is not pure ego, but transcendence. It is not just the desire to assert oneself or leave a personal mark, but an act of connection. It is building a bridge towards the universal, a space in which the boundary between the individual and the collective dissolves. Art, perhaps, is precisely this: a reflection of our ego, but also an attempt to overcome it, seeking what unites us, what makes us human.
Thank you all for being part of this process, for your presence which allows me to dig deeply, within myself and within us. Together, every evening, we created something that goes beyond words. This is the true gift.
The concerts in the Italian sports halls are going great!!
Great response and success with the public, people love Gianluca, Ignazio and Piero!!
Very nice newspaper articles that write praise because Il Volo is entertaining and exciting with a show with beautiful and well sung songs.
Fantastic plays of light on large screens, a good orchestra and then them ….. skilled entertainers and their wonderful voices!!
In short, so far so good and another four concerts have been performed, but as always let’s go in order:
January 13: TREVISO
The concert was at the Palaverde di Villorba.
PER ASPERA – CHIARO DI LUNA – OPERA The fantastic star of the concert. 🤩
MISERERE
WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER
MUSICA CHE RESTA – with the people
This was posted by the MUNICIPALITY OF VILLORBA:
🎵 Yesterday evening, shortly before the start of the concert at the Palaverde, Francesco Soligo, Mayor of Villorba, met the young members of the “Il Volo” trio behind the scenes. The mayor gave them the volume “Venetian Villas. Art and memories in Villorba” which tells the history and artistic beauties of the 18 Venetian villas present in the municipal area. A gift much appreciated by the kids who wanted to thank the entire community of Villorba for the amazing welcome they received on the occasion of this extraordinary event.✨
💛💙 Heartfelt thanks to Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble who put on a show in a packed Palaverde full of energy and enthusiasm. 💪
Some photos of the evening:
January 15: FLORENCE
The concert was at the MANDELA FORUM.
UN AMORE COSÌ GRANDE
PER TE CI SARÒ – VICINISSIMO – (among people)MUSICA CHE RESTA
Gianluca during Musica Che Resta met his friend Eraldo
FRAMMENTI DI UNIVERSO
GRANDE AMORE
NELLE TUE MANI
During the Meet & Greet, Piero asks people where he is from and a lady replies that she is from Azerbaijan.
CAPOLAVORO
January 17: BOLOGNA
The concert is in the Unipol Arena.
Naturally this is a particularly awaited concert for Il Volo, because as you know, Bologna is the city where Ignazio, Piero, Torpedine live and where Barbara also lived.
during the afternoon rehearsals
short summary
TRA LE ONDE
SUCCEDE – the presentation is witty and I will translate it for you
PIERO= This song talks about things that only Ignazio can describe. (then Piero looks at Ignazio’s ring finger and sees the ring).
Ignazio, did you get dirty here?….Ah no, it’s the ring, I was wrong (laughter). 😂 There was a mark, I thought you got scratched.
GIANLUCA= This song talks about love and when we talk about love you have to sit down. (all three sit on the stools)
IGNAZIO= It’s a song that is part of the album, and like many songs on the album it talks about love, because it’s true that love is one of the most beautiful things that exist in the world. The beautiful thing is that it is a subjective feeling, everyone feels and feels love differently….
PIERO= Thank goodness.
IGNAZIO= Yes, thank goodness, and although love makes you experience extremely beautiful things, sensations that you have never experienced in your life, it can also make you suffer, that’s life.
The meaning is, that despite everything, even the most unlucky person like you (Piero), SUCCEDE (it happens). applause 😂
GIANLUCA= Sorry, there is a girl dressed in red, a really nice dress and she has a sign: “Piero, I’m not asking you to marry me, but only to take me running with you.” (laughter)
PIERO= Every Sunday morning….how?
IGNAZIO = (the girl answers something)…..on horseback? In what sense? Go slow, from going horse racing!! 😂 Then if you go with this dress….
GIANLUCA= This dress is very beautiful!!
PIERO= On Sunday morning you can find me there at the Margherita gardens.
GIANLUCA= I saw that there are people from all over the world, thanks!
IGNAZIO= Piero has many suitors.
PIERO= But what have I got to do with it, continue introducing the song….
IGNAZIO= I’ve already said it, that even though you’re unlucky: SUCCEDE (It happens) 😂
GIANLUCA= Let’s also dedicate it to you (to Ignazio) who recently got married. (applause)
IGNAZIO= Why me, sorry? Even my wife! ❤️
GIANLUCA= Also to your wife of course, who is here!🥰
IGNAZIO= (to Piero) Don’t worry anyway, don’t worry! (then turning to Gianluca) Don’t you know?
GIANLUCA = I don’t know….(these are the first words of the song!!)
ANGELS Gianluca
VICINISSIMO Piero embraces his family
SE TELEFONANDO
Certainly, the most exciting moment of the evening, the dedication to Barbara Vitali!! ❤️
On the large screens there are plays of light and this … these words appear:
GIANLUCA IGNAZIO PIERO TO BARBARA FOREVER WITH US.
Standing ovation from the audience.
UNIPOL ARENA published these words and these beautiful photos:
Last night Il Volo made Unipol Arena a true masterpiece 🎤💫
The voices of the three tenors, already extraordinary on their own, blend together in a perfect harmony that touches the soul. Accompanied by a majestic orchestra, they gave us a journey through their timeless songs and masterfully reinterpreted covers, capable of becoming new jewels.
For Aspera Ad Astra.
A friend of mine, Annalisa Valeriano was present at the concert and wrote these beautiful words:
“The concert in Bologna on Friday evening was fabulous and in my opinion it is the most beautiful concert I have seen by them!!! The beginning was breathtaking and it was the icing on the cake!!! The scenography was fantastic with lights and lasers! Gianluca, Ignazio and Piero were fantastic as always and they were beautiful, very elegant and very nice!!! Those 2 hours flew by, I screamed, I sang at the top of my lungs, I laughed, I got excited and I had shivers when they sang Hallelujah and when the dedication to Barbara appeared on the big screens.
Thank you for the emotions you have made me feel for almost 10 years!!! I am proud to be a Volover and I will always be!!! I don’t know when I will recover from this different concert from the others! I hope to see you again soon, but I know it will take a long time! PUPPIES, I LOVE YOU!!!”
Turin has been blessed by the great talent and professionalism of the most loved trio in the world: Il Volo.
Ignazio Boschetto, Gianluca Genoble and Piero Barone were able to excite the audience at the Inalpi Arena from the first note to the last.
A wonderful band with a professional orchestra masterfully accompanied our three Italian voices.
Great successes such as “Grande amore”, “Masterpiece”, “Tra le Onde” and great classics like “My Way” meant that the Arena became a single chorus in unison.
There was no shortage of jokes on stage (they have always joked and made fun of each other) regarding football, especially between Piero and Ignazio, one a Milan fan and the other a Juventus fan, on the same evening the two teams were also facing each other and therefore a fair enough teasing!
The moment in the audience was exciting when the 3 artists came down to sing among their fans who surrounded them with affection, selfies and hugs!
The latest album has been presented “Ad Astra” which is already their ninth studio work.
After leaving the house of music of the Inalpi Arena, Turin still sang in a tenor voice all the songs heard and experienced firsthand in memory of a concert that taught us that beautiful voices and Italian melody will never die!
Photos from the evening:
Truly so much pride and satisfaction with how the concerts in Italian sports halls are taking place, and finally it seems that even the newspapers are highlighting the success and skill of Il Volo!!!
I conclude this roundup of four concerts with a piece of news from a little while ago, Il Volo, before leaving for the tour abroad, will be present one evening in Sanremo, will duet with the singer Clara in the evening dedicated to the Covers!! So we’ll see them in Sanremo, really great news!! Il Volo will not be in the competition, he will perform a duet with Clara who is instead taking part in the competition.
I remind you that Clara sang a duet at the Verona Arena with Gianluca in May 2024.
I end with this beautiful interview done by Robert Bannon and which I don’t have to translate!!!
Good viewing.
And that’s all for now, but there will be more news and updates soon.
I just want to let everyone know that this will be the LAST birthday/video for the guys. Gian is the last to turn 30 and they aren’t kids anymore. We will still post for their birthdays, and you can add your wishes to the post. I know there are several other sites that do the birthday greetings, etc. , if you’d like to add yours to theirs. I used to give them the wishes at the meet/greets at the concerts, but they are now priced out of my budget and time, so I won’t be going to the one this next concert.
So, on that sad note, please send your last song choices for Gian’s birthday video.
Please send no later than Friday, January 24, 2025 to the regular email: ilvoloflightcrew@gmail.com.
I see some have already sent their wishes!! 🙂
Please try to send the wishes and the song choices separately.
The Il Volo 2025 tour in Italian Palasports has begun:
10 January JESOLO
The concert is in the Palazzo del Turismo.
We are in the Veneto region and the president of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia, published this on his Facebook page:
🗣️🎤🎶The “Grande Amore” between Il Volo and Veneto is re-confirmed as a “CAPOLAVORO”! (Masterpiece)
After last summer’s events in Venice and Marostica, the “Three Musketeers of Bel canto” are ready to excite fans again with their greatest successes this evening at the Palazzetto del Turismo in Jesolo (VE) and on Monday 13 January at the Palaverde in Villorba (TV).
WELCOME TO IL VOLO
Some photos of the soundcheck:
As you understood from the photo, Cecile will also be present a the concerts!
Everything is ready for the concert and Il Volo sends us this short video before the start!!
The beginning is spectacular, the orchestra begins an instrumental version of PER ASPERA, lights make spectacular plays, in the center of the stage a large black drape covers the central part and descends from above, obscuring those who are arriving. CHIARO DI LUNA begins, voices can be heard but Piero, Ignazio and Ginluca cannot be seen but all of a sudden the curtain falls and they are there!! 🤩🤩🤩 SPETTACOLARE!!
Il Volo, a complete show for the arena tour – CONCERT REVIEW
The new Il Volo tour “Tutti per uno – Ad Astra – Live in the sports halls” officially started last night from the Unipol Forum in Assago, after the zero date on Friday in Jesolo. tours of buildings
The trio composed of Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble continue the celebrations for their fifteen-year career also sealed by the release, in March 2024, of their first album of unreleased songs “Ad Astra”.
A lot of time has passed since Il Volo was born on TV, time that has served to build a solid project, one of a kind, the result of intense work supported by an exceptional team.
The lights go out and the audience gasps, the fabulous orchestra directed by Maestro Edmondo Moses Savio is positioned on the stage and here we hear the voices of the trio, which however we do not see until the enormous veil that covers them falls and so they appear very elegant at the center of the stage.
It starts with a medley of three songs, all three unreleased from the latest album: “Per aspera”, “Chiaro di luna” and “Opera”. Then comes the first cover, “Who wants to live forever” which ends with an ovation and the first greetings to the Milanese audience from the three boys.
We continue with “Masterpiece” which makes the whole audience sing before opening the chapter of solo performances: everyone takes the time of a song to show off their vocal and stylistic characteristics and so we find Gianluca grappling with “Rocket man” , Ignazio with “The show must go on” and Piero with “E lucevan le stelle”.
Three personalities, three vocals, three children who have become men together and now joke on stage, making fun of each other for having taken fifteen years to release an album of only unreleased songs. “We took it easy” they say, then adding that their goal was had always been to “bring bel canto to the world” but that proposing a new repertoire was important for them at this point in their career. And so, after “Il mondo all’contrario” we move on to a moment dedicated to that immense genius of Ennio Morricone: accompanying them in “E più ti penso” is Cecille, a young singer who opened the concert.
Then, among unreleased songs and timeless hits, during the second medley of the evening they even descend into the audience, to the amazement of the excited audience who tries to touch them as if they were divine entities. And in fact the otherworldly moment seems to arrive on “Hallelujah”, when Ignazio asks to turn on the lights of the phones and the forum lights up to the notes of one of Leonard Cohen’s most famous songs.
It is towards the end that Il Volo thanks their manager Michele Torpedine, both for the work done alongside them and for that intuition they had with “Miserere” to mix pop and opera for the first time, a song which they then perform and which gives them a standing ovation. There is still time for another moment in which each of the three boys performs individually, but when it’s Gianluca’s turn he calls the French Saints on stage to give life to an exciting duet to the tune of “Wicked game”.
The final rush includes the “most important songs for us”, the first ones they sang together such as “Un amore così grande” and “Il mondo” and culminates with the whole audience standing to sing the very Sanresi “Grande amore” which earned them the victory in 2015. The trio leaves the stage but cannot help but return, loudly called back by the people who are now enjoying the last notes of the concert, which ends with “Ad Astra” the song that gives the title to their already mentioned album.
The setlist therefore saw alternating unreleased songs, escapes into opera music, rock standards and great classics: Il Volo does its job and does it well, aware of carrying on an Italian tradition that still strikes a chord in the hearts of many. It is with a touch of pride that I then say that we were born in the country where some of the most beautiful melodies in the world were written and it is not a shame to remember this every now and then. You see the concert and say: two hours of beautiful songs sung undeniably well, with a power and clarity of singing that is difficult not to notice.
Their “musical journey without borders” – as they call it – is clean and feels genuine, it doesn’t matter if the repertoire is too reassuring, they wink at what the public wants and flirt with foreign countries like few others. others.
Even the TV news talked about the concert in Milan, I chose this one from ITALIA 1. (pay attention at the beginning when the audience is framed, in the first row you can see Claudia, Gianluca’s girlfriend singing happily) 🥰
The new Il Volo tour in Italian sports halls starts from Milan with a sold-out.
“The new Il Volo tour in Italian sports halls started with a sold-out in Milan.”
GIANLUCA= We are really proud to be able to bring our music to an audience after so long, for our audience who has followed us since the beginning.
“The setlist includes the great hits of their incredible sixteen-year journey, but also the songs from the first album of unreleased AD ASTRA songs”.
IGNAZIO= We did a great job with the authors to have an update, a renewal of this musical genre.
“Treviso, Florence, Bologna, Turin, Rome, Eboli, Bari, up to Messina on January 26th, then the tour will continue in the U.S. in the main European capitals and in Latin America and also new projects.”
PIERO= We have been collaborating with the Mediaset networks for a while now, there will be many surprises. We are really happy with the relationship that has been created and what is to come.
And this is the review of the concert in Milan made by a radio station,Radio Italia.
After 16 years, Il Volo still takes us to see the stars.
Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca are the protagonists of a long musical journey that leads from great international successes to their latest album “Ad Astra”. Our story of the evening at the Forum in Milan, the new stop on their winter tour of the sports halls.
On a cold January evening, in Milan with a light fog, Il Volo takes care of making us see the stars. After the debut in Jesolo, the new show has arrived at the Assago Forum which brings the album “Ad Astra” live, but not only: in a show designed to celebrate music first of all, Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble are the protagonists of a journey between classic and modern, between tradition and innovation.
Just scroll through the setlist to realize that the trio, immortalized in the photo below by Francesco Prandoni, can really sing anything: the first cover performed live is “Who wants to live forever”, but you can continue with other hits world-wide such as “The sound of silence” and Italian such as “E più ti penso” (together with Cecille), up to “Nelle tue mani”, directly from “Il Gladiatore”. If, then, you can count on a band and an entire orchestra at your disposal, that’s it.
They are all songs, contained in over 2 hours of show, which have a meaning in the history of Il Volo: “They have accompanied us on this magnificent journey that has lasted 16 years”, explains Piero, immediately interrupted by Ignazio’s irony: “By now I have two weddings!”, he jokes, a few months after his wedding. Smiles aside, it is also from these continuous exchanges on stage that we understand why the three artists work so well together: they sing impeccably, but in a different way, each adding something to the other’s interpretation. In short, they complete each other, and Gianluca also underlines this, halfway through the evening, highlighting their 3 complementary “souls”.
But, as in any long self-respecting relationship, mutual respect cannot and must not be lacking: the three artists share the stage almost to the centimeter, even alternating in some solo passages: if Gianluca Ginoble launches into “Rocketman” and “Wicked Game”, surprisingly accompanied by the French Saints, Ignazio Boschetto gives “E Penso a te” and “Show must go on”; Piero Barone’s vocal strength, however, goes perfectly with “E lucevan le stelle” and “No puede ser”, eliciting hints of a standing ovation. It is together, however, that they give life to a thrilling homage to Ennio Morricone or excite with “Hallelujah”, illuminated by the torches of the entire Forum.
It really seems like a “Masterpiece”, like the song presented at the last Sanremo Festival and which began the most recent chapter in Il Volo’s career: “It all started from this song. A musical journey without borders, which will lead us ‘Ad Astra’, towards the stars”, they explain. In fact, between one success and another, the songs taken from the latest album, the only unreleased one so far, and the latest single “Tra le onde” also fit together: minute after minute, therefore, we jump from one generation to another, yet everything seems very connected. From “My Way” to “Miserere”, praised as the first mix between opera and pop, Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca have the very difficult merit of making even the masterpieces of the past sound current, thanks to the support of a very high-level stage system.
The scenography helps, it’s true, but the priority of each performance of Il Volo is always the same: “The objective is to bring bel canto, in the footsteps of Andrea Bocelli and Luciano Pavarotti”, they make it clear. The ending also confirms this, on the notes of 3 of the most important songs for them: “Un amore così grande”, one of the very first pieces they found themselves singing together, then another classic of our country like “Il mondo” and finally that “Great love” that led them to triumph in Sanremo and that 10 years later still makes everyone stand on their feet.
To close the concert, while waiting for the other dates that will bring the trio to the large Italian sports halls throughout January, all that remains is “Nessun dorma”, to sing all together “tramontate, stelle”. On the other hand, Il Volo has already shown them to us this evening.
As you have understood from the song list, Il Volo presented many songs from AD ASTRA mixing them with more classic songs. It’s clear that here in Italy the aim is to bring younger people together. For this purpose Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio a couple of days before the start of the tour, in Jesolo they had a special meeting with the young people who turn 18 this year (majority age in Italy), in fact a Jesolo newspaper reports the news of which I will translate the essential part:
“The ‘Newly-18 Year Olds Day’ in Jesolo promises to be a memorable event for the children who will reach adulthood in 2025. On Thursday 9 January, at the Pala Turismo, the young people will celebrate their entry into adulthood with a meeting special with the famous musical trio Il Volo. The kids born in 2007 will have the opportunity to participate in an exclusive meet & greet with Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca. Ginoble.”
An exciting moment yesterday for the boys of 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ who received theConstitution from our Mayor Christofer De Zotti with the councilor for youth policies Martina Borin for their 18th year☺️ concluded with the meeting with the boys of IL VOLO.
The space dedicated to them at the B.Y.C. was illustrated. Jesolo Young and captivating was the speech of the President of the Avis Jesolo association who reminded them that with the age of 18 not only do they acquire rights and derive as many duties as the Mayor well explained, but they also reach the right age to grasp a great opportunity to do good by donating to others.
But that’s not all, during the soundcheck in Jesolo, Il Volo met a special fan of theirs: Marco.
He fulfilled his dream, meeting those three voices that for him represent something unique and exciting. Marco Rossini, a 27-year-old from Concordia Sagittaria suffering from an intellectual disability, was received yesterday afternoon by “Il Volo”, the trio present in Jesolo for the concert scheduled for this evening at the Palazzo del Turismo.
During the rehearsals the young man, accompanied by his mother, shook hands and hugged his idols, spending a few minutes in their company. Moments that will forever be unforgettable for him. Those who took action to facilitate the meeting, which took place within a few days, were Simone Ferron, municipal councilor of Concordia Sagittaria, Christofer De Zotti, mayor of Jesolo and councilor Martina Borin, all present for the occasion and satisfied with the having seen the happiness of the best moments in the eyes of the Concordia native.
We were able to follow the musical group’s rehearsals in view of the concert – explains mother Elena – fulfilling Marco’s wish, which was to meet Ignazio, Piero and Gianluca live. The emotion for him was immeasurable, so much so that he couldn’t hold back his tears. All the people who worked for this extraordinary event yesterday conveyed action, availability, kindness and openness for which I cannot find a term sufficiently adequate to describe it. If not with a big thank you.”
The trio, increasingly appreciated internationally, yesterday also met the newly 18-year-olds from Jesolo, i.e. the new adults of 2025. Marco, at the end of the day, left the structure in Piazza Brescia happy and enthusiastic. On Monday he will attend the concert scheduled in Villorba, as a birthday present.
From yesterday’s meeting – concludes mother Elena – our spontaneous reflection was born on how today disability is becoming the driving force and power of other people’s hearts. I really have to say that dreams exist. And also their realization.”
In photo: Marco Rossini with Ignazio Boschetto of “Il Volo”
But it doesn’t end here, and with this latest news I want to conclude this post. I deliberately left this for last because it marks a truly unique and commendable step by our dear Gianluca, Ignazio and Piero.
A few days before the start of the tour Il Volo spent his time on this beautiful thing:
Il Volo from sick children: “A Great Love given to those who need it most”
“Grande Amore” sing the tenors of Il Volo, and yesterday that great love was given to the children hospitalized in the pediatrics and oncology departments of the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Bologna.
The musical group in fact celebrated thirty years of activity of the Bolognese association Ansabbio, which has always given a smile to children and their families in such a complex moment. In an atmosphere full of emotion, Il Volo joined the ODV volunteers to distribute special gifts: sweets, backpacks, gadgets and signed t-shirts, symbols of closeness and affection.
An act of solidarity that honors the association’s commitment to making the treatment process less difficult. “In life, if you don’t share something about yourself with others, it’s like losing a game. You in the Ansabbio association make your life available to those who need it most, and we try to do the same with music. Today we return here to reinforce this message, if everyone implemented this way of living the world would be a better place”, stated the three singers, Pietro Barone, Gianluca Ginoble and Ignazio Boschetto (who was also born in Bologna).
For them it was not the first time: already in 2011 they ha supported the ‘Star Therapy’ project, the meeting between stars and children in hospital, of which over the years Vasco Rossi, Lucio Dalla, Gianni Morandi, Nek, Biagio Antonacci and many others.
“It is a therapy of amazement and good humor, and today the singers of Il Volo are a bit as if they were doctors, who prescribe smiles and joy”, said Dario Cirrone, alias ‘doctor surprise’, founder of the project and of the Asabbio association.
Next to him also Milena Fini and Monica Guberti, scientific and healthcare director of Rizzoli respectively, and a former special patient: Chiara Internullo, now honorary president of Ansabbio and always a fan of Il Volo, welcomed the musical trio by singing ‘Oi vita oi vita mia (‘o surdato ‘nnammurato)’, one of the most famous Neapolitan songs performed several times by the group.
A beautiful day of solidarity which saw the three stars of the musical group as protagonists, together with the city of Bologna. On January 17th Il Volo will return to these parts, to the Unipol Arena, for the stage of the new tour of Italian arenas, “Tutti per uno – Ad astra Live nei sports halls”.
If you were unable to open the original attached article, I will reveal the name of the person who wrote the article: ALICE PAVAROTTI, yes, she is Luciano Pavarotti’s daughter! 🥰
Il Volo visits the young patients of the Rizzoli hospital in Bologna.
WOMAN = 30 years of Ansabbio (National Association of Shows for the Benefit of Children in Hospital), 30 years of activity, you have said 30 years of good things.
GIANLUCA= If we all implemented this way of living, the world would be better. We try with our music to convey emotions, and always to support through our voice, even moments of comfort towards people, so thank you for the invitation, it is a great honor, we really want to be close to people and to all of you who dedicate your life to the people who need it, because in the end, we all need affection, kindness, we all need a hug from someone close to us, so we are happy to be here. ❤️
WOMAN= It’s not the first time you’ve come. (Il Volo had already been in 2011, see photo)
IGNAZIO= No, absolutely, when we can we always take the opportunity to come or do something, because in anonymity we do our things in a unique way.
I think that in life if you don’t give something of yourself to others, both to those who need it, but also to those who don’t need it, it’s like losing a game, and that’s one of the reasons why we are here. ❤️
WOMAN= You have many fans here at Rizzoli (hospital) among the young patients.
PIERO= We have received a lot in life and we are aware of this, we know that we have many fans here and it is right to help people and I believe that the best way to help them is to dedicate time to them. We are here to dedicate even the little time we have available and I believe that these things are good for everyone, in particular they are good for the soul.❤️
At the end of the video the final words of Il Volo:
We have learned your motto by heart: “All for a smile and a smile for all, good life to all.” ❤️❤️❤️
I don’t add words to all this, I only confirm the high quality of Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca, three very good and talented artists with big hearts! ❤️❤️❤️
Daniela 🤗
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