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Il Volo, Italia ~~ Italian Life

39 Reasons Why Italy Is Actually The Worst

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Our ever alert Ann (anncruise) found these jewels.

I hope you people, who are going to Italy in May, feel a bunch of guilt for leaving the rest of us behind! We don’t really care though because…

39 reasons

For the other 38 reasons CLICK HERE  ⇒ http://www.buzzfeed.com/marietelling/39-reasons-why-italy-is-actually-the-worst#.mlZoylVap

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OK, I lied….

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The Italian-American Page/Ann

~Marie

Il Volo Professional

Il Volo Professional ~~ Fighting Cancer, Round 2

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Hey Everyone!

On November 30th, our guys were guests of honor at a fundraiser in Roseto degli Abruzzi.  It was held at ristorante Il Parco dei Poeti in honor of a little girl named, Iaia, a fellow citizen with Gianluca of Abruzzo.

Iaia is a six year old little girl diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a malignant tumor that develops from nerve tissue. It usually occurs in infants and children.

Iaia’s family is doing everything they can do help her live a wonderful life as well as fighting to find a cure.  Their hope is to bring her to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where they are researching treatment based in immunotherapy.

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  You can read about Iaia and how you can help on her website, here —> Iaia’s Website.

As a nurse, I see my fair share of heartache, and sometimes, my job requires me to work from a strictly clinical perspective to allow me to be the support that is needed for my patient and their loved ones.  But “pediatrics” and “cancer” are words that I can’t make fit into the same sentence–not ever.  I have to full-heartedly support any effort and anyone that takes a stand to help fight it.

Fight, on, sweet, beautiful girl!  I’m praying that the world brings you to New York!

 

Laia
with Laia; LiJoy

 

Enjoy the pictures, videos and articles about the event.

~~ Kelly

Iaia's Website
Iaia’s Website

Translation (provided by Athina via LiJoy):

Tonight ‪#‎IlVolo‬ will attend as guests of honor the charity concert in Roseto degli Abruzzi dedicated to Iaia and the association ”Il Sogno di Iaia”.
via Eidos News and Comune di Roseto
Tonight #IlVolo will attend as guests of honor the charity concert in Roseto degli Abruzzi dedicated to Iaia and the association ‘ ‘ Il Sogno di Iaia ‘ ‘.
via Eidos News and Comune di Roseto (Translated by Bing)

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Click here —> Italian Article About the Fundraiser ~~ Athina via LiJoy

Click here —> Il Teramano.net  ~~ Athina via LiJoy

Click here —> Review of Event ~~ Athina via LiJoy

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Athina via LiJoy

 Athina via LiJoy

Italia ~~ Italian Life

Ricette Italiane ~ By Leelee

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ARROSTICINI

You may have read some time ago when the Guys were in Abruzzo at Gianluca’s home and they were having a local dish called Arrosticini. Then, most recently, there was our Ignazio dueling with skewers of Arrosticini.

I have Arrosticini and I'm not afraid to use it!
I have Arrosticini and I’m not afraid to use it!

So I thought I would write about this local fare.

Pronounced phonetically as Ah-ro (long o and don’t forget to roll your “r’s”)-sti-chee-nee, they are little cini’s that are roasted. (JUST KIDDING).

From Wikipedia:

Arrosticini are a traditional dish from the region of Abruzzo. Arrosticini (rustelle or arrustelle in the local dialects; also known as spierini or spidducc’) are typically made from castrated (I’m not going there!) sheep’s meat (mutton), cut in chunks and pierced by a skewer. It is cooked on a brazier with a typically elongated shape, called canala as it resembles a gutter.

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There are two main kinds of arrosticini: those made industrially, consisting of cubical chunks of meat with a side of 1 cm (1/2.5 inches) on skewers with a maximum length of 10 cm (4 inches); and those made by hand, for which the meat is cut with a knife in chunks of different sizes, alternated on the skewer with pieces of ovine fat (doing so provides more tenderness and a more pleasant smell). This kind of arrosticini requires meat of very high quality because it has to be cooked for a longer time.

Arrosticini originate from the food consumed by shepherds and other inhabitants of the mountainous areas in Abruzzo within the villages of Civitella Casanova, Carpineto, and Villa Celiera, who were accustomed to eating even less refined food than hard sheep meat.

Arrosticini are often accompanied by slices of traditionally home-made bread soaked in extra-virgin olive oil with large amounts of peperoncino in olio. The traditional beverage accompaniment is Montepulciano d’Abruzzo wine, or — as it is done in some restaurants — a drink consisting of two parts of red wine and one part of gassosa (roughly the Italian equivalent of beverages like Sprite).

Traditionally, arrosticini are eaten with bare hands, pulling the meat off the skewer piece by piece using one’s teeth.

They are produced throughout Abruzzo, both industrially and in a home-made fashion. They are also found in other areas with large populations of Abruzzesi.

Ingredients for 4 people:

2 pounds lamb
pepper to taste
salt to taste

Preparation 30 minutes preparation + 10 minutes cooking

1. Cut the meat into small pieces (about ½ – 1 inch)

2. Thread onto wooden skewers about 10 – 12 inches long

3. Grill skewers over a moderate coal fire to prevent them from drying out

4. Season with salt after cooking

5. The meat goes well with homemade bread brushed with olive oil

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~~Leelee

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Thanks Leelee.
It’s a small world. They’re merely eating shish-kabobs with wine spritzers.
Sounds Yummy! I’m going to try that the very next time Kroger has a sale on castrated sheep’s meat.

Il Volo Professional

Il Volo Professional ~~ Interviews with Photo Shoots, Throwbacks and Beware of the Boogie Man — Or Something Less Serious

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 Hey, Everyone!

It’s been a relaxing time for The Guys — for which I don’t begrudge them one minute.  The pics and tweets they have been sharing show them completely relaxed and happy.  I love it!

But it does make my job of tracking their professional work a little bit harder.  Thanks to LiJoy for her help in pointing me in the right directions.

~~ Kelly

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Photo Shoots in Newsprint

Several news and magazine articles have been released in Italy in preparation for Il Volo’s upcoming concerts in September, all of  them including some pretty nice pictures of our guys.

The releasing of the articles has also inadvertently made a few things very clear for those less familiar with The Guys and their history by making some classic mistakes.  So if you fall into that category, listen up.  If you were watching Gianluca’s tweets this past Sunday, you might already have your facts straight:    😉

Social Media Teaching Linchi Kwok Blog

1.) They are IL VOLO.  If you have another name or title in your mind, get it out.  Get it out; get it out; get it out! 

2.) They are two tenors and a baritone.  Please give each of them credit for their individual voice.

3.) They do not sing opera.  There is a difference between opera and Il Volo’s style. 

Got it?  Good!  If you don’t, they would be happy to explain it all.  😉

Enjoy the pics!

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Grazie a Elio D’Ascenzo per le foto! Prossimo appuntamento/concerto il 5 settembre al Teatro D’Annunzio a Pescara!;  Gianluca Facebook

 

Bing Translation: Thanks to Elio D’ascenzo for photos! Next event/concert on 5 September at the Teatro D’annunzio in Pescara!

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Il Volo Takes Flight in Abruzzo

Appears by the photos to be based on the press conference in Pescara.

Translation from All About Il Volo —> http://www.ilvolo.mus.br/2014/08/il-volo-takes-flight-in-abruzzo/

Gente Magazine

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And a Surprise from All About Il Volo (first paragraph) —> http://www.ilvolo.mus.br/2014/08/il-volo-links-news-for-august-12-2014/

You’re gonna love it!    😉    Trust me!

Throwback to Juarez

I know a couple of weeks doesn’t really count as a throwback, but here’s the full video of the interview from Juarez (the one in which The Guys invited us to experience FICH 2014)

Il Volo on FICH TV Juarez; interviewed by Daniela Baeza and Agústin Barrero

FICH Juarez

Translation provided by All About Il Volo here  —>  http://www.ilvolo.mus.br/2014/08/il-volo-interview-in-juarez-tv-fich/#more-11527

A Biography for Il Volo?

s - aaa It’s been all over this week that Il Volo is going to soon have a book written about them, and that seems to be true.  The author is reportedly and independent, Italian journalist that has written about The Jonas Brothers, Justin Bieber and One Direction.

While it is always exciting when we see more and more people recognizing The Guys and their amazing talent and becoming more and more enamored with their story, there is some question as to whether this book has been authorized by Il Volo or any of their management.

No date has been set for publication, and it appears that it has already been pushed back from February of this year.

(All About Il Volo —> http://www.ilvolo.mus.br/2014/08/il-volo-links-news-for-august-12-2014/ )

A True Throwback

 No intro needed.  Just sit back and smile.  🙂

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Il Volo Professional

Il Volo Professional ~~ New Wave 2014, Abruzzo Press and Taormina Wrap Up…Just Because

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Hey Everyone!

I think I’ve–dare I say it?–finally caught up with our busy globe trotters and can take a bit of a rest until they hit Mexico at the end of the week.  Perhaps a drink right in the middle of that group of guys in the picture Gianluca Instagramed a little while ago….no…?  OK…fine…. *pouting*   😉

 

Il Volo Performs At the New Wave Music Festival

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After an emotional and amazing week in Taormina, The Guys headed to Riga,  the capital of Latvia, and Jurmala to participate in the New Wave Music Festival.  The festival is a six day event with two days dedicated to international competition, though Il Volo did not compete; they appeared as special guests, singing two crowd favorites.  To read more about the event, 

 

Click here —> http://www.hotelbaltpark.com/en/blog/new-wave-2014-in-jurmala#!  ,

here —>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga to learn about Riga,

and enjoy the pictures and videos below. 

 

Il Mondo; New Wave 2014

O Sole Mio; New Wave 2014

By NovayaVolna

Click here for All About Il Volo’s New Wave Gallery —> http://www.ilvolo.mus.br/2014/07/il-volo-on-new-wave-2014-gallery/

“Grazie!” Grazie #newwave #newwave2014 #latvia #jurmala #riga #lettonia; Il Volo Facebook

They Talk Fashion

By All About Il Volo

 And they gave an interview to Mix TV, a Latvian music television station geared toward young people.

Mix TV Interview… *raised eyebrows*….

By Mix TV, проект портала Mixnews.lv

Yes, Gianluca; we love your looks from Brioni.  Ooh, la la!  Unfortunately, I’m not blonde.  Dang!

 

Press Conference in Pescara

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From Latvia, they headed “home; sweet home,” or more correctly: Gianluca did.  Ignazio and Piero went with him to prepare for their press conference in Pescara to talk about their upcoming concert in Abruzzo in September.  In attendance were: Pescara’s mayor, Marco Alessandrini, Giovanni Di Iacovo, Council Member of Culture, Massimo Fregnani, the Italian tour promoter  and, of course, their faithful manager, Michele Torpedine.

Click here — > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pescara for information about Pescara.

Interview in Pescara; found by Athina Angelopoulos

Click here —>  http://www.rete8.it/it/component/allvideoshare/video/latest/spettacoli-il-volo-a-pescara-il-5-settembre.html for the video, and

here —> http://www.rete8.it/it/cultura-e-spettacolo/15797-il-volo-a-pescara-il-5-settembre.html for the written article (how are you all doing with your Italian?)

You can also see a video of some of the conference with a translation at All About Il Volo here —> http://www.ilvolo.mus.br/2014/07/il-volo-on-antenna-10-italy/

 

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Oh…one more: Gianluca Jokes About Ignazio’s Appetite

By All About Il Volo

 Good Luck, guys!  I know you’ll have as much success in Abruzzo as you did in Sicily!

 

Tormina Wrap Up

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I’m guessing that everyone has seen about everything that there is to see about Taormina, but I found a few more things.   Enjoy!

 

 

Small mention of Il Volo with them holding their Tao Award during the presentation; Found by Anthina Angelopolous

By Sestarete

All About Il Volo Links:

Rai 1 Taormina Interviews —> http://www.ilvolo.mus.br/2014/07/il-volo-interview-rai1/

Estate en Diretta English Translation —> http://www.ilvolo.mus.br/2014/07/il-volo-on-estate-in-diretta-translated-to-english/

Playlists from ilvolo_russia

Thank you, Maria!

 

Just Because

If you don’t know that The Guys believe in faith and family, you need to read this interview from Zenit.  If you already know, read it and fall in love with them more.   😉

Click here —> http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/il-volo-award-winning-trio-taking-world-by-storm-speaks-to-zenit-on-faith-family-franciscropped-a-mlla-linked-feb-5th.jpg

Ciao!

~~ Kelly