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.
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! ❤️❤️❤️
It’s so, it’s true, Ignazio and Michelle got married! ❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🎉🥂🥂
The first signs that the date was very close were given by the video of Michelle trying on wedding dresses which I have already forwarded to you.
The next day Michelle published the photo to show that the dress had been picked up and therefore the date immediately seemed more imminent.
The same evening, a family dinner took place with many beautiful photos that suggested a nice “stag/hen party”. Here they are.
Ignazio and Michelle with Michelle’s family and Caterina Boschetto 🥰
Michelle with Caterina and Nina Boschetto😍😍😍
Michelle with her father 😍😍
And the two of them, splendid lovers: Ignazio and Michelle (the King crowns his Queen) ❤️❤️
How much love hovers in the air, Ignazio has finally found his happiness.
“One of the best feelings in the world is to feel happy about the happiness of the people we love!”
IGNAZIO AND MICHELLE GOT MARRIED. ❤️❤️
It’s September 12th, this morning in San Lazzaro di Savena, the municipality in the province of Bologna where Ignazio lives.
The wedding was officiated by the mayor of San Lazzaro di Savena with a civil ceremony.
The guests were few and intimate, the bride and groom were beautiful and radiant with happiness. 😍😍
The fateful moment of YES, while Ignazio and Michelle hold their hands together.
MAYOR= Do you, Mr. Ignazio Boschetto, intend to take Michelle Marie Bertolini here as your wife?
IGNAZIO= YES, a very sweet and sentimental yes, as he turns his gaze to Michelle, but then Ignazio, for fear of not having been heard by the others present, tells the mayor to wait a moment, clears his throat and repeats in a loud voice YES!! Everyone laughs, including Michelle, and Ignazio turns and asks: “Is it understood?” ❤️😂😍😍
MAYOR= Do you, Ms. Michelle Marie Bertolini, intend to marry Ignazio Boschetto here?
MICHELLE = Out loud turning towards Ignazio: YES (laughter)
MAYOR= Very clear, her too!
Following your affirmative answers, I, Marilena Pillati, mayor and civil status officer of the municipality of San Lazzaro di Savena, in the name of the law I declare that Mr. Ignazio Boschetto and Ms. Michelle Marie Bertolini are united in marriage. (final kiss) ❤️❤️
But how cute are they in these black and white shots: Ignazio Michelle ….. and Arturo?? 😍😍 …… 🐶🐶🐶
And here we are on Saturday 14 September, the day of the wedding party and the exchange of promises and wedding rings.
In the afternoon we discover from the first rumors that the party will be on Lake Como, in the beautiful Villa Sola Calbiati!!
The arrival of the bride’s dress 😍
Beautiful Michelle 😍
The bride wears a beautiful dress by Tosca Spose, elegant but also simple, a tight bodice with a neckline that leaves the shoulders uncovered and with a crisscrossing of the fabric on the chest.
The skirt in vaporous fabric falls softly from the bust, widening widely at the bottom. A beautiful long veil with a high lace edge is closed over a crown of silver flowers resting on hair simply left long.
Everything is very elegant and our Michelle is simply gorgeous! ❤️
The look of dad Enrico as he sees Michelle in a wedding dress for the first time.
The most important and emotional moment:
The arrival of the groom, accompanied by mother Caterina and sister Nina.
There is a lot of elegance!
As Ignazio passes by Gianluca , Piero and Torpedine exclaims: “Are you here too?? No??” 😍😂😍
The usual joker Ignazio never proves himself wrong!
Ignazio is also very elegant in his blue double-breasted suit with shiny lapels, white shirt and bow tie.
Truly remarkable! ❤️
And now the bride, accompanied by her father, goes down the stairs and the long walkway, two sweet and beautiful children (two small children of Michelle’s relatives) open the arrival by scattering flower petals. 😍😍
It was difficult for me to write this, because I had already expressed to you everything I felt and everything I imagined at Christmas, when I proposed to you.
For me it was always such an important step……that was you, and so I wrote a sort of poem and the title goes like this:
TO MY WIFE Our story is unique, one of those stories you see in films, or that are told to children. It all started from a look, a look so intense and profound that I fell into it and in the end I never got out.
From the moment we saw each other in November, I knew it was you, I had my wife in front of me.
After a week I gave you the keys to the house, after twenty days I met your family, after a month and a half I asked you to marry me and after less than eleven months I married you.
We are two crazy people, it’s true! Sorry Enrico (Michelle’s dad).
But as I told you last Christmas, for you there is no perfect time, there is only “our time”, you and I together, from the best moments to the worst, and I discovered it little by little, together we grew a lot in a short time, trying to be the best and for our future family. Thanks to you today I feel like a better man, worthy and ready to take care of my family. And it is with you that I want to experience everything one hopes for in the family, it is with you that I want to cry and I want to laugh, it is with you that I want to wake up every morning, it is with you that I want to experience the privilege of being a father. (Ignazio is moved) I can’t explain to you in words what I feel inside, what happens to me when you take my hand and when you hug me, or when I see you sitting at a concert and we send each other kisses, or when I wake up and see you by my side every morning.
But I have the certainty that I want it for my whole life, I can’t do without it, they say it’s love, and that it’s all contained in one word: I LOVE YOU, but a bookcase full of empty books wouldn’t be enough to write to you many times. I love as much as I truly LOVE YOU.
It would be obvious to say I will take care of you, in joy and in pain, until death do us part, but I want to tell you that you are my life, that I will give you everything you have never had and maybe even then you wouldn’t know how wonderful it is to love you. Forever together, I LOVE YOU! ❤️
Michelle’s vows moment
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Also in this video made by the stylist Tosca Spose and her husband (comedian). They are saying that Ignazio and Michelle are very much in love!!
I would like to recount this wonderful day through my eyes.
I saw two souls in love, looks that spoke of a love that is pure and authentic. I have seen hearts that still retain the simplicity and purity of a child, enclosed in bodies of adults. I have seen the happiness of those who have found true love, that feeling that knows no time, rules or boundaries, without too many thoughts or reasoning, but only follows the heartbeat, free and wild.
I wish to scream to the world how much I love you, because in the end, besides affection, what really unites us are the shared experiences, the moments that touch us deeply, between joys and challenges of life. These are the moments that shape a relationship and make it unbreakable. Even the most distant characters, if united in sharing everything, learn to sail together in the turbulent waters of existence, creating a unique and unbreakable bond. And this is exactly what binds me, you and Piero more than anything else.
And to you, Michelle, for being a real, good, pure, sincere, clear person, I can say that if it’s true that the people we choose reflect our soul, then you perfectly embody the inner beauty of the man you chose to love.
With deep and sincere affection, Gianluca
And also together with Michele Torpedine and Eliana Dalila Biondi, who has been part of the management for several years.
Some beautiful shots of the bride and groom.
Michelle’s relatives
MIchelle’s brothers
Some moments from wedding lunch
Mother Caterina’s moving speech
CATERINA= …..and you have always been a shoulder to laugh and cry on, not only as a son, but for me you are a son and a great friend on whom I can always count. Sometimes I’m heavy, I admit it….
IGNAZIO= Sometimes?? Sometimes??? (laughter)😂😂
NINA= …always….
CATERINA= I beg your pardon, perhaps I’m wrong because I love you too much. I want you to know that I am the happiest mom in the universe, not in the world, in the universe! Seeing you serene and so much in love with a wonderful woman, and I am sure that as the wonderful and attentive son that you are, you will also be as a husband and as a father.
Michelle my love, from the moment that day I opened the door to the house….. (Caterina is very moved)
IGNAZIO= Oxygen…!!! 😂
CATERINA= ……and I saw you, something clicked inside me. You brought to our home the serenity and joy that was missing for a long time, you know why. As I said before, you are wonderful, you are the woman I dreamed of being next to my son and the mother of my future grandchildren. Know that you are the third child for me. Dad and I wish you a future full of love, happiness and lots of serenity together. I love you!!❤️
It was 1994 when I saw your eyes for the first time.
It was love at first sight, I who wanted you so much, it was the most beautiful day of my life.
I can’t explain in words how much I love you, but you have made my life unique and full of love.
Big brother, (saying “big” shows her affection for Ignazio) you and I have been through a lot in life, good things and bad things, but our strength has always been to never give up and always fight. You are a clear, good, generous person and ready to worry about making the people you love feel good, sometimes without thinking about your own feeling good. You know, I always tell you that I hope one day to find someone who is a carbon copy of you, or who looks like you, but I already know that it will be difficult. Of course you too have your flaws, but you are the brother, friend, confidant that anyone would like to have. We have such a strong bond that we don’t need to talk because we immediately understand if everything is fine or if there is something wrong.
Sister-in-law, I don’t know which angel brought you into my brother’s life and into our life. From the first day I saw you I immediately understood the person you are, and I said to myself: “But how is it possible that they are the same?” You are a woman with a capital D (donna=woman in Italian).
You know what you want too and you always think about making the people you love feel good. You are kind, good, delicate and full of life and I want to thank you because you brought joy, serenity and happiness into our family that we no longer had for a few years. To me you are not only my little sister-in-law, but you have become my little sister.
Obviously I have to thank both of you, who take care of me and my mother but above all thanks to both of you because you changed my life, you made me reborn for the second time, you know why.
(Nina dedicates a song to the spouses, Ignazio is visibly moved)
Now I would like all of you to raise your glass in the air to toast Igni and Michelle, to their love, wishing them to always be happy, joyful, serene and to live this long journey side by side, loving and respecting each other and I am convinced that even the people dear to us who are not here today next to us and among us will be toasting to your happiness. WISHES, I LOVE YOU!! ❤️
The bride’s dance with her father. 🤩
And the groom with his mother, who is also joined by his sister. 🤩
And now it’s time for the wedding cake and fireworks.
Some photos of our “special” guests.
Ignazio and Michele Torpedine 🤩🤩
Torpedine and Piero 🤩
Gianluca and Torpedine 🤩🤩 It’s starting to get cold.
Gianluca and Claudia 😍😍
A beautiful wedding party sealed the love between Ignazio and Michelle.
It was like a fairy tale and in this beautiful fairy tale we see a king, an Ignazio shining with love towards his queen, Michelle who reciprocates with equal love.
May the future life bring you much happiness, the love is already there, but may it last over the years and may all the difficulties of life be overcome by your splendid union.
Best wishes to the splendid newlyweds, best wishes from the bottom of our hearts to IGNAZIO and MICHELLE!! ❤️❤️
It is the first time that Il Volo held a concert in Val d’Aosta which is a small region in the north, on the border with France and Switzerland.
The concert was held in the Bard Fort which is a beautiful fortified complex in the middle of the Alps, a typical example of a barrier fortress from the early 19th century.
The concert took place in the internal courtyard which has been used for the event. The performance of Il Volo opened the concert series.
Unique emotions. A great evening of music with Il Volo which opened the 2024 summer of Forte di Bard. A musical journey that celebrates 15 years of activity of the famous trio.
And here are some moments from the concert. (turn on subtitles)
I remind you that after this concert, on July 9th, unfortunately and with immense pain, Barbara Vitali died.
On July 11th there was a concert in Catania and we talked about it in the post previous to this one.
July 9th, a very sad date, Barbara Vitali is no longer with us, with her beloved boys.
“The show must go on” and we’ll continue with the chronology of the concerts.
July 13, concert in Palermo, the beautiful city full of wonderful monuments and the capital of Sicily.
The concert was held in the Falcone-Borsellino velodrome, the two magistrates killed by the mafia.
I immediately propose this beautiful video which contains many clips of the songs of the evening.
Before singing Hallelujah the boys made a beautiful dedication to Barbara and then sang for her with emotion.
I thank our friends Yukio and Kumico Kobayashi who were present at the concert in Palermo and recorded the video of the dedication to Barbara which I translate for all of you.
IGNAZIO= This is a special song and it is even more special for us, because in life the beautiful thing is to create relationships, friendships, real relationships, human relationships, and we had created one of these relationships with a wonderful person, a wonderful person who was our shadow for 15 years.
(applause). She was perhaps one of the five most important people in our lives outside of our family, who helped us grow, helped us become the men we are today.
PIERO= Her name was Barbara (applause) she traveled with us to every part of the world, without her we wouldn’t go anywhere. (applause) We ask you to turn on the flashes of your cell phones one at a time to create an atmosphere and perhaps go up there.
At the end of the song all the people stood up and gave a very long warm applause.
LA CURA (Gianluca) On a special note, before starting the song Gianluca spoke about the love and care that a person must have for the person they love. At the end of the speech he said that he is in love and that she was there.
So Gianluca is in love again! 😍
AMOR VIDA DE MI VIDA (Piero)
SHOW MUST GO ON (Ignazio)
MISERERE
CAPOLAVORO
A sweet moment during the concert.
This little girl who sings CAPOLAVORO is truly beautiful and this comment was written by her mother, Tsvetelina Rizzuto:
My wonderful daughter is a super fan of, as she calls them, “our boys”. Going on stage yesterday was a dream of hers and she was very emotional! We came from Bulgaria to see the concert in Palermo! It will remain a beautiful memory for both of us. 🥰
Ignazio asks the little girl who her favorite is and suggests he say Piero, the little girl nods.
Piero greets the little girl and tells her to go back to Santa Claus (Torpedine). 😂
But the performances in Palermo are not over yet because on July 15th in Palermo Santa Rosalia, patron saint of Palermo, is celebrated.
This festival is deeply felt by the people of Palermo and this year marks the 400th celebration.
The story goes that the plague and the dark ages had invaded Palermo, there was pain, disease and famine.
Rosalia, a very young girl from Palermo who was martyred, will free Palermo from the plague.
It is a very long ceremony that takes place in several stages.
The statue of Santa Rosalia is carried along the main avenue starting from the Palazzo dei Normanni (Royal Palace) and reaches the Cathedral where Il Volo will perform singing two songs from the roof of the Cathedral.
They will sing NESSUN DORMA and CAPOLAVORO, but only Nessun Dorma will be filmed on local TV because, due to copyright issues, Il Volo cannot be recorded for more than three minutes. So we will only be able to see Capolavoro recorded from fan videos.
The procession will then continue to the Quattro Canti and then arrive on the seafront where there will be splendid fireworks.
300 thousand people were expected, it is a truly very special event.
The Sicilian moment of Il Volo with the concerts in Catania, Palermo and the Santa Rosalia party ends here.
Our boys quickly return to Bologna, on July 15th there will be the funeral ceremony dedicated to Barbara 🙏❤️, Il Volo communicated it with these words:
For those who wish to say a final farewell to Barbara Vitali, the funeral will take place on Monday 15 July with a Holy Mass which will be celebrated at 11.30 am at the Basilica of Santa Maria dei Servi – Strada Maggiore 43 Bologna, and at 4.00 pm with a Holy Mass. Mass at the Parish of Santa Maria Villiana hamlet. Gaggio Montano.
The Bologna newspaper IL RESTO DEL CARLINO published this article.
Il Volo at Barbara Vitali’s funeral: “You were our second mother”
The funeral of the 54-year-old manager who died in an accident in Gaggio Montano: the Basilica of Santa Maria dei Servi in Bologna was packed. The coffin was carried by relatives and friends united in grief. The singers also spoke to remember their collaborator and friend.
Bologna, 15 July 2024 – A day of condolence for the numerous people who gathered this morning at 11.30 to say a final sad farewell to Barbara Vitali, inside the Basilica of Santa Maria dei Servi, in Strada Maggiore.
The coffin is surrounded by family and friends of the 54-year-old, historic collaborator of the tenor trio Il Volo, who died on Tuesday 9 July at Sant’Orsola due to serious injuries sustained in a car accident that occurred two days earlier in the Gaggio Montano area.
Inside the Basilica the coffin was carried by relatives and friends united in grief over the passing of their loved one. The tears of the emotional eyes of those who came to the commemoration are hidden inside the dark sunglasses and the hugs are more of pain than anything else. And so the Basilica became the frame and mourning box for those present at the funeral.
The arrival of the coffin inside the small square was followed by that of the guys from Il Volo and Michele Torpedine, the manager of the three singers and friend of Barbara.
The singer Nina Zilli also brought her greetings to Vitali.
During the ceremony, we were moved by the memory of Gianluca, Ignazio and Piero, the three tenors of Il Volo, who paid tribute to Barbara with their voices, singing during the ceremony and then speaking. “Our second mother and she made us the men we are today. Events that remind us how ephemeral and precious life is. There are no words to describe our pain”, says Gianluca Ginoble, tenor of Il Volo, during the funeral. Even more moved was Ignazio Boschetto, part of the trio, who told some anecdotes about Barbara and remembered “her contagious smile”.
Piero Barone, of the trio, also described Vitali from the microphone: “Barbara is the only person who could have written a book about us perfectly. She demonstrated to us the seriousness of the work and what it means to dedicate yourself to your passion. Thanks to your father Gianni for making her the woman she was.” The head-on collision last Tuesday also caused the death of the driver of the other car, 49-year-old Pietro Bervicato from Cremona. Vitali, on the other hand, who turned 54 last June 13th, had been at Sant’Orsola since the late evening of Sunday July 7th when his Fiat 500x was involved in a dramatic accident on the ss64 Porrettana in Gaggio Montano. Following this, at 4pm, there will be a second mass in his area of origin, the Apennines, in the church of Santa Maria Villiana in Gaggio.
IL RESTO DEL CARLINO also filmed the moment in which Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio said some words in memory of Barbara.
PIERO= How she met us, how she loved us, no one.
Barbara showed us the seriousness in work, what it means to dedicate your life 360 degrees to what you do, with passion.
A little while ago the priest was reading the questions that are asked at the end of life: have you loved? She knew how to love.❤️
GIANLUCA= How ephemeral life is and how precious it is to enjoy every moment with the people we love, and that’s what we did with Barbara in 15 years of our life, she was our second mother, she accompanied us in all the moments our travels, made us grow artistically, personally, made us, I can say, the men we have become today.
Maybe it’s a natural process, you have to accept it, but it’s the hardest thing especially when you know the pain at such a young age. There are no words to describe the pain. ❤️
IGNAZIO= I don’t want to say that this loss is the worst, but I can tell you that I feel the same way. Because as Gianluca said in those 15 years I spent more time with Barbara than with my family. We shared joys and sorrows and unfortunately, due to my personality, I can’t remember Barbara without a smile, I don’t know, I imagine her now telling me:
“When you go to drink a spritz, get one for me too”.
I want to remember her so.❤️
Il Volo sung Panis Angelicus during the mass for their Barbara.
The man who hugs Ignazio outside the church is Barbara’s elderly father, her mother was not present, she is not well.
Unfortunately it’s all true, the terrible news is making the rounds on fan pages all over the world, Barbara Vitali has left us.
We still can’t get over the sad news, Barbara, the sweet tour manager who always followed Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca step by step since the first days has left us.
The announcement was made by Il Volo with these sad and poignant words:
Il Volo and Michele Torpedine
announce with deep sorrow the
premature death of their friend and
historic collaborator Barbara Vitali.
Barbara passed away last night
at the Sant’Orsola Hospital in Bologna
following the tragic accident in which she was involved in on Sunday 7 July.
Michele, Ignazio, Gianluca, Piero
together with Eliana Dalila Biondi,
Roberta Natali, Cristina Gelsi, Liliana
Torpedine and all the collaborators of
MT Opera&Blue’s management and the
family hug each other
all those who loved
Barbara and that they will continue to keep her
in a special place
in their heart.
A tragic car accident, Sunday evening near Bologna, it was 8:00 p.m. Barbara was driving her Fiat 500 car. For reasons still under investigation, the car driven by a 49-year-old man and the car of Barbara, 54, had a head-on collision. The man died immediately, Barbara was transported by helicopter to the hospital in Bologna but she had very serious injuries, last night she finally left us.
The words of Ercole Ginoble are also moving:
Ciao Barbara, for 15 long years you were the lighthouse, the point of reference for our kids, always present and punctual, alongside Michele Torpedine, we shared the trips, the evenings, the concerts together, we shared together the joys that the guys with their great work and their great talent they gave us, the void you leave is unbridgeable, there will always be a special place for you in the hearts of all of us!
Thanks for everything, Barbarina, as we called you. ❤️❤️❤️
And those of Eleonora Ginoble:
@divileo15 Our dear Barbara left us suddenly leaving an unbridgeable void, 15 years with us, in the big family of Il Volo, you saw Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca grow up, always present, point of reference for everyone, many memories and life lived together it will be hard without you Barbari’💔 you will remain forever in our hearts.
Barbara’s birthday, June 13th.
She was always present with our boys, ready to listen to them, to follow them, to even act as their mother a little. Sweet, sensitive, proud of the three of them, as if they were her children.
She was their “guardian angel” ❤️🙏
I dare not think of the pain of Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca and the profound sadness they will have in their hearts.
Now the news is reported by all the newspapers.
Tomorrow evening Il Volo is in concert in Catania. For now there is no news of a possible canceled concert.
Rest in peace dear Barbara, you will always remain a sweet memory in our hearts! ❤️🙏❤️
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