Following the conclusion of the concerts in Mantua, our guys took some time to relax and focus on their families, as well as on promoting their new tour and their new Christmas album. In this regard, I came across these two wonderful interviews, they’re very natural and charming.

A big thank you to Piotr for the excellent work in subtitling these interviews!! 🥰

Listen to this first lovely and entertaining interview from LA REPUBBLICA. I really enjoyed hearing things I already knew, but always so beautiful to hear from their voices!

The video interviews are accompanied by a long commentary.

They have opened for Barbra Streisand on her concert tours and are the only Italians to have been invited to sing alongside stars of the caliber of Céline Dion and Justin Bieber, on the track “We Are the World for Haiti”, or to share the stage with Plácido Domingo. They’ve taught Italian expressions to Quincy Jones and are friends with Lady Gaga and her Sicilian family. They are “Il Volo”: tenors Piero Barone (born in 1993 in Naro, Agrigento) and Ignazio Boschetto (born in 1994 in Bologna), and baritone Gianluca Ginoble (born in 1995 in Atri, Teramo). In this episode of “Qualcosa di personale” (“Something Personal”), we take a closer look at these talented young men who have maintained global success since they were teenagers. Following their breakthrough on the TV show “Ti lascio una canzone”, where they first met at ages 14, 15, and 16,they immediately embarked on a tour of America, and they haven’t stopped since. Seventeen years later, they are in the midst of a world tour and have released a new album of Christmas songs, “Our Christmas.” In December, they will bring this collection, along with their most beloved hits, to major Italian arenas (in Milan, Florence, Rome, Turin, and Bologna), culminating in a concert on Christmas Eve, the 24th, to be broadcast on Canale 5. But what is the dynamic like between Piero, Ignazio, and Gianluca? What is it like to experience such immense fame at such a young age? How does a group as unique as this manage to stay together? And how do they respond to those who consider their genre, *bel canto*, to be outdated, or who view their image as anachronistic in the era of trap music? Carefree, vastly different from one another, playful, yet at times prone to debate, and possessing a sincerity that is truly winning, they respond: “The ‘beautiful and damned’ have always held a greater fascination; we love them too. But this is just who we are, what can we do about it?” Or perhaps: “They call us ‘young old people’? Is that supposed to be a criticism? We actually like it.” This is followed by a passionate expression of solidarity with the young people who are fighting for their dreams by protesting peacefully in the streets.

Interview by Giulia Santerini

Reading between the lines of the interview, which, I must say, was very lovely and sincere, the topic turned to the love lives and romantic feelings of Gianluca and Piero (Ignazio is married!). When asked whether they were “free” or not, Ignazio replied that both of them are “no longer on the market”, which, in our terms, means they are “not for sale” because they are already taken… romantically speaking, of course!! 😉

So, we already knew about Gianluca, but it seems Piero is also in a relationship, one about which absolutely nothing is known!

And it’s also so wonderful to hear that they will never break up the trio!! 😍

And then there’s this great interview with *Il Messaggero*, which precedes the release of their Christmas album, enjoy! As you will notice, Ignazio is missing from the interview.

The interview is accompanied by this note from *Il Messaggero*:

“An ‘interrogation’ by *Il Messaggero* is, as a rule, conducted in person. Sometimes, however, a photo on the blackboard, and a bit of spirit, will suffice: Ignazio Boschetto, the mustachioed and goateed member of Il Volo, is down with a mild flu, so Gianluca Ginoble and Piero Barone, representing the Abruzzo and Sicily sides of the trio, which was actually formed in Rome in 2009, take his place at the blackboard. Their mission: to take the heritage and repertoire of classic Italian melodic song and share it with the rest of the world.”

It’s great that Piero mentioned altruism, a wonderful quality that everyone should keep in mind.

So, the new Christmas album is now on sale, have you bought it yet? I’m heading to the store where I reserved my copy later this week!

These behind-the-scenes Christmas videos and the album presentation clips, posted on Il Volo’s official website, are so charming!

This is a lovely video, full of Christmas memories. 🌲

I also found this great new review about Ignazio and the song “Almeno tu nell’universo”, the vocal coach in the review is so enthusiastic!

Ignazio Almeno tu nell’universo

It’s official now: Ignazio and Michelle, along with Gabriele, have shared the wonderful news, another baby is on the way!

All the newspapers and fan pages published the news and the beautiful photos.  How exciting, the family is growing!! We are so happy for them.♥️💙♥️❤️

CLICK HERE to view the Facebook reel

I leave you with these beautiful images that evoke such sweetness. Tonight marks the first date of the tour in Miami; wishing a fantastic time to everyone who will be able to attend one of their concerts, and if you’d like, do share your impressions with us!

Daniela 🤗

 

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