The time for the European Tour has already arrived. Our guys are destined to travel constantly, perhaps that’s why they chose such an appropriate name: Il Volo = The Flight.
I would like to share my emotions and feelings after two fantastic Il Volo concerts I was lucky to attend. Of course both concerts ware fabulous, full of great music and heavenly voices. You could see and listen to some songs on my videos, and pics, but some “special” moments I want to describe more.
~ ~ PRAGUE ~ ~
Concert in Prague started with sound check, for me very intimate experience to see how my favourite artists are working, but there was funny moment too. One lady asked Ignazio if Michelle was with him, after Igna answered NO, she started to complain, “because we all are waiting for Ignazio Junior” …. Igna answered with beautiful smile, that he is working very hard on that topic … Our sweetheart will be father soon. 😉 He mentioned this few times during concert too, I think we can count days to hear happiest info from Boschetto family, that Igna and Michelle expecting their first child.
Concert was fantastic, Il Volo started with Gladiator song, Nelle tue mani (Now we are free), then Nessun Dorma. I’m very happy that Ignazio came back to perform Memories, song from Cats, but the best solo, in my opinion, was Music of the Night, song from the Phantom of the Opera, performed by Gianluca. It is true masterpiece. Entire audience was mesmerised by the performance. Standing ovation and a lot of flowers and gifts to Gian. All three received many gifts and flowers, definitely fans in Prague Love Il Volo. Ignazio received plum vodka with short note from fan. The message was for all three guys and Ignazio, of course, made funny jokes with twisting Piero’s and Gianluca’s names.
NELLE TUE MANI
MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
IL MONDO
They sang a few songs from album Tribute to Ennio Morricone and from new album Ad Astra.During Here’s to You they went to the audience and sang with us. During the beautiful Hallelujah we had tears in our eyes, song dedicated to all our beloved ones who are not with us anymore. Entire O2 Arena was shining with flash lights, very touching moment.
SOUND OF SILENCE
OPERA
WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER
Two hours passed by to fast, “suddenly” we heard O Sole Mio and Good night from our Boys…. too soon… of course. They came back for BIS (shouted during performance when we want artist to come back to the stage) with Grande Amore and the magical evening has ended. Emotions did not let me to fall asleep till 4am, but we (me and my friend Maria) experienced another surprise during breakfast. We chose same hotel that our Boys and Il Volo crew…. We didn’t want to interrupt them during eating, but we had the possibility to chat a bit with Gian and Gianpiero Grani in the elevator. Of course we said big thank you for fantastic show, send kisses from entire Polish Fan Club and see you in Berlin.
MEMORIES
GRANDE AMORE
~ ~ BERLIN ~ ~
Sound check in Berlin was more formal, Piero did not feel well already and everybody was focused on adapting the set list to not harm his voice more. We arrived to Berlin with 12 people, with official fan club T-shirts, immediately we were recognized by our Boys. Well, Polish Fans rule!
SOUND OF SILENCE
OPERA
Concert set list was a bit shorter than in Prague, the boys did not go down to the audience (pity), Piero did not sing Tosca, probably too difficult in his condition. But have to admit, Piero is a lion, so strong and uncompromising. As always HE WAS PERFECT with every single note, but after concert he immediately went with Michele to hospital. We were very afraid about our beloved tenor, but John had a call from Michele that problems are under control. Unfortunately Piero did not attend Meet and Greet too.
CAPOLAVORO
NO PUEDE SER
LIBIAMO NE’ LIETI CALICI
GRANDE AMORE – BIS
Well what can I say about M&G… best experience in years, our 12 people team called “Polish mafia” dominated M&G entirely, we have fantastic pics with Ignazio, Gian and John, lot of hugs, kisses and chats. Of course we gave small gifts to our precious singers. By accident we all bought chocolate with vodka (barrels with different type of alcohols by Polish company E. Wedel). When Gian opened another box and saw AGAIN chocolate with vodka he started to laugh and said that we want them to be drunk and fat. In the end we sang for Ignazio “Sto lat” to greet his wedding and birthday … and we went to our hotels singing and smiling. See You in Lodz!
Just a couple of days after Barcelona and here we are in Germany for the first of three concerts on German soil.
16 October DUSSELDORF
The concert is in the Mitsubishi Electric Halle.
Since Barbara is no longer here, Torpedine often accompanies Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio in their concerts.🥰🥰
NELLE TUE MANI
NESSUN DORMA
Since the songs are approximately the same, but in particular the fans almost always record the same ones, I try to give you (if I find them) some different videos, such as this fun presentation of the song Capolavoro! 😂
I thank Martina Gerlach-Buntz who I met in Verona and who reads the Flight Crew articles for having made so many beautiful videos that we appreciate!
GIANLUCA= (turning to Piero) First you know what I heard: “Come on Naro.” I heard it, but are there any people from Abruzzo?
PEOPLE= Yes!
GIANLUCA= We are all over the world!
PIERO= But if there is one, there is only one!
GIANLUCA= One but good!! (continues in English)
…….and again at the end of the concert…..
GIANLUCA= Thank you, truly.
PIERO= Thank you very much!
GIANLUCA= I just wanted to say that two people from my town are here in the second row, thanks for always being here! Thank you…
PIERO= But they are from Belgium!
GIANLUCA= No, they are from Abruzzo.
PIERO= I want to see your passports!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
O SOLE MIO
IL MONDO
CARUSO with the new entry the singer CECILLE.
MISERERE
I would say that everything went well in Dusseldorf too, the public appreciated and laughed together with Il Volo. Just a day of rest and…..
17 October BERLIN
The concert is at the TEMPODROM, with a beautiful and particular building.
A nice video of some moments from the concerts in Germany, at the end of the video Gianluca says: “We are here in Berlin after sleeping about three hours after the concert in Dusseldorf, we are here this evening, we can’t wait to sing at the Tempodrom.”
Piero warms up his voice backstage
Torpedine accompanying the boys to the stage
SOUND OF SILENCE
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS
AMAZING GRACE sung by GIanluca, Ignazio, PIero and Cecille.
This video is really funny where Piero invites Gianluca and Ignazio to read the names of the German cities where Il Volo concerts will take place in 2025.
Piero’s fun lies in reading the names of the cities in German and Piero sneakily calls Ignazio to read the sixth city which is Leipzig. When Ignazio sees the name of the city he tells Piero and Ignazio that they are “Caini” (traitors) and they laugh in amusement. Ignazio can’t pronounce Leipzig well in German and this is very comical! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
It’s true that the three of them have fun working!!
And everything seems to have gone well in Berlin too, among the audience there was also our friend Janet with her son’s family, I hope everyone enjoyed the concert Janet, let us know your family’s impressions!!
Janet’s son and family in front of the Tempodrom.
Here are the dates that have been listed by Il Volo for next year:
The next and last concert in Germany will be in Frankfurt but there is a day of rest and so do you think that Il Volo will rest??
Not at all, because he participated in a television program of which thanks to Martina Buntz we have the video, but I don’t know German and there is no translation, but I can translate the answers given by Piero Ignazio and Gianluca which are in Italian and so from the answers you can deduce the questions.
IGNAZIO= (I think the presenter asked how the German audience was) Fantastic as always, we are really happy with the response from the German public and can’t wait to return next year.
PIERO= (I think the presenter said that the best tenors come from Italy) The best tenors… but you have Kaufmann who is a great tenor. Bel canto was born in Italy, opera is Italian and there are great composers. We were influenced by the legacy that Pavarotti and Bocelli left us, our style is halfway between pop and opera.
GIANLUCA= (the presenter asks about the new album) This new album is the first unreleased album of our career, it’s called AD ASTRA, it was released in March, at the Sanremo festival with Capolavoro which is the song we sang, however our entire repertoire is based on our tradition but revisited by traditional standards , because our goal is to sing this musical genre but which can also be enjoyed by the new generations, as we also did at Eurovision in 2015.
PIERO= There is one important thing I have to say, next year we will return to some large arenas/sports halls here in Germany.
In Frankfurt these days there is the BUCHMESSE event i.e. the Frankfurt Book Fair and the Italian pavilion is present at the fair.
Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca, a few hours before the concert, went to the pavilion, where they were welcomed by Mauro Mazza, Italian journalist and writer and extraordinary commissioner of our government.
The visit of our three young men to the Buchmesse was also broadcast the day after, on Italian TV.
MAZZA= We were late last night too because there was a wonderful concert by the guys from Il Volo who left seven thousand people in jubilation, spectators present at the Festhstalle which is a few meters from here.
PRESENTER= So let’s watch the video of our meeting here at the Italian pavilion with the Il Volo group before their concert.
What impression did you have of the Italian pavilion and what emotions did this atmosphere arouse?
GIANLUCA= This concept of “square” is very representative of Italy, as we said before, it seems to be in the Temple of Concordia in Agrigento. After 36 years, having a pavilion here is certainly a great source of pride.
IGNAZIO= What we have done in 15 years is also thanks to Italian culture, above all to Italian culture, to the musical heritage that this territory leaves us.
GIANLUCA= It’s nice to see people of all cultures, all nations because our music overcomes the barriers of language and therefore manages to truly conquer everyone and we are proud to be able to bring bel canto around the world.
In this photo:Another Sold Out Award was awarded last week at the Festhalle for their sold out concert on the 19th. In October, the Italian trio Il Volo received a star on our Wall of Fame
And now some beautiful photos of the concert.
At the end of the Frankfurt concert we received the news that Piero did not participate in the Meet & Greet due to health problems and that he preferred to immediately go to the emergency room.
However, I can assure you that everything is normal, nothing to worry about, the visit established that there are no alarming problems, we all know how scrupulous Piero is and with such a dense tour, it is better that he had a check-up.
Come on Piero you have all our love!! ❤️
Il Volo has also announced another event in which they will be involved before the end of the year and exactly on December 20th in Malta!!
Instead, now I have to warn you again against fake news.
This ABSOLUTELY FALSE news was published after the Barcelona concert. Now from the photos published you can understand how low these fakes are reduced to. DO NOT LISTEN TO SUCH NEWS which only have the purpose of luring you and then taking money from you!!!
Gianluca is fine and will have our big virtual hug!! ❤️
Instead, here I watched this funny video in which Ignazio was seen listening to the tune of a music box he received as a gift during the Meet & Greet. Did you recognize the melody? It’s the beautiful SE. 🥰
Three more concerts were performed and I must say they were equally successful.
I also admit that the hard work and stress of traveling is starting to make itself felt, but fortunately Ignazio, Piero and Gianluca are three wise men, who do not use their free time for ephemeral entertainment, but rest, they know well that they have great responsibilities successful, for themselves and for the people who follow them on the tour and also for their fans. They are truly admirable, the only outings they allow themselves are for cultural visits and rarely for dinners in important places. It’s nice to know you’re a fan of a band that has a good head on its shoulders!!
But the tour continues and the next concert will be in Greece!!
NB: Since we are receiving some nice reviews of the concerts, if your review is not limited to a simple comment but is a summary of the evening and your emotions, please contact us at – ilvoloflightcrew@gmail.com. We would be happy to work with you to get your review published.
There is always some news and something to write about Il Volo and so I will update you with the latest news.
A nice audio interview has been published by THE NEW CLASSICAL RADIO, a station that is part of Zoomer Radio and broadcasts from Canada. Host Mark Wigmore talks to Piero, Gianluca (from Milano) and Ignazio (from Venezuela), but you can listen to everything because the interview is in English!!
At the beginning Mark immediately mispronounces the names of Gianluca and Ignazio! 😁😁
(if you are using a computer to listen to the interview, you can right click on the audio player line under the first photo and save the interview as an MP3 file to your computer 😀 see photo below)
Meanwhile Il Volo has published three concert dates in Germany and ticket sales are already active.
16 OCTOBER = DÜSSELDORF
17 OCTOBER = BERLIN
19 OCTOBER = FRANKFURT
Barbara Vitali also posted this nice announcement:
We are happy that this beautiful special can be seen in Brazil!
Another piece of good news:
ITALIAN OPERA SINGING is officially on the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity: the proclamation took place on the occasion of the 18th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO in Botswana.
A beautiful result that confirms how important our opera tradition is, a tradition which unfortunately is now greatly underestimated here in Italy if not even relegated to a few enthusiasts.
The most popular Italian music has nothing to do with opera nor with bel canto and little with pop.
You will surely have known that the Il Volo Christmas EP, which contains 4 Christmas songs, was put on sale in red vinyl format and signed by Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca.
I didn’t bring you the news here, because the vinyl couldn’t be ordered outside Italy. But look how beautiful it is!!
Needless to say, I ordered mine and it should arrive these days, so I’ll let you know my impression as soon as it arrives!! 😉
We finish this news with a roundup of photos of our favorites:
IL VOLO in the recording room.
Piero with two famous Italian singers: Gianni Morandi and Antonello Venditti.
And how happy is Ignazio as he hugs his new girlfriend’s little cousin? ❤️
That’s all for now, but we’ll talk to you soon!!
Daniela🤗
Credit to owners of all photos and the audio intervew by The New Classical Radio.
Our heartfelt wishes and thanks to all the Laborers of the USA and Canada, wishing them a safe and happy Labor Day, if they get the day off!! It’s a bit ironic, a day to celebrate the workers and unions, the government gives us the day off, but many in retail and other fields of work, have to work!
On September 2, our boys had a commitment to Berlin.
Little was known about this commitment, perhaps because it was a private event.
But the event had already been advertised by our guys with a video some time ago.
The boys made a photo shoot in Siracusa, Sicily, this summer for the new catalog of the ENERGETIX jewelery line.
On September 2, the new catalog was presented at this event!
The event took place at the Estrel Berlin where many people had the pleasure to see and feel the exceptional guests: IL VOLO.
Foto di Myrjam Minaer
Here are some photos in the catalog.
What about beautiful jewels worn by our wonderful home jewels: Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca.
What is your opinion of the cover photo as “Sicilian picciotti?”
This appears to be a recording of the guys singing, Grande Amore, put to a beautiful artistic impression, presented to the audience before the concert actually began.
You do not see very well but look at that presentation
Then the guests could hear a real concert of IL VOLO, were they not lucky?
The concert included:
GRANDE AMORE
NESSUN DORMA
O SOLE MIO
CARUSO
CANZONE PER TE
L’ AMORE SI MUOVE
IO CHE NON VIVO
LIBIAM NE LIETI CALICI
VOLARE
Grazie Mille and vielen Dank to die fruende Il Volo Bavaria for this beautiful video of the concert!! 🙂
Here is a link to the Energetix jewelry site. And as Jana put it, “Hey, this stuff is actually affordable!” 🙂
