I don’t think anything I could say would match what Gianluca has already said, so I’m going to keep it short and sweet today, simply saying, “Enjoy!”
~~ Kelly
Recognition Ceremony
The day before the concert, Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca were honored at a ceremony at Roseto degli Abruzzi. The mayor and several other officials were in attendance as well as several of The Guys’ parents. You can see them hiding out in a few of the photos…  😉     And as always, they never shy away from a moment with their fans…
Sorry I’ve been MIA this week. Lots of little things about The Guys have popped up over the past two weeks as they got ready to head to Pescara. I understand that that show is SOLD OUT, and the others are on their way. There are still tickets available for anyone that is wanting to make a quick trip to visit:
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Again I say, if you’re surprised by that, you have two choices: you can leave because you’re on the wrong website, or you can stick around and fall in love! (Choose option two!  🙂  )
Anyway, let’s make a quick turn around Il Volo’s world before we settle in for the upcoming concerts. And pay attention; there’s gonna be a quiz at the end.  😉
Special Guest Announced for Italy Tour
Daniele Falasca with Gianluca
Il Volo has announced a special guest for the remainder of their tour through Italy.
Daniele Falasca is a musician, composer and accordionist.
Here is his bio from his YouTube channel(translated by Athina Angelopoulos)
Musician / Composer
Attracted by the sounds since he was four years old thanks to the passion for music of his grandad. Courses of classical accordion completed at the age of 16 and a few years later he took his diploma in piano with the highest marks and with honors from the Conservatory “A. Casella” in L’Aquila under the guidance of the maestro Vincenzo Di Sabatino. He attended master classes in classical piano with the maestro Bruno Canino and the maestro Aldo Ciccolini.
Currently he is working with great musicians such as: Fabrizio Bosso, Marco Tamburini, Tullio De Piscopo, Luca Bulgarelli, Luca Colombo, Fabrizio Mandolini, Amin Zarrinchang and many other great jazz musicians, Italian and from Abruzzo such as: Daniele Ferretti, Massimiliano Coclite, Arturo Valiante and Glauco Di Sabatino. He has released 4 albums and all the tracks are his own compositions!!!
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And here’s a fun fact: Daniele was Gianluca’s piano teacher before and during Ti lascio una canzone!
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for the Italian articles, and visit Daniele’s YouTube Channel
I think his contribution will give the concerts a very special, “old world” (a term for which I can’t think of an equivalent and I’m not sure is exactly expressive of what I’m thinking) feel.   What do you think?
By Daniele Falasca
Gianluca Receives Recognition
During some of his vacation Gianluca enjoyed the Rinascimento Paganese Rosetano Festival in his home villiage of Montepegano, and he was recognized in a video montage including Il Volo.  You can see the video below. According to our friends at All About Il Volo, Gianluca said that he loves his village and wanted to spend his vacation there–which I’m pretty sure he did.  😉
Athina shared this fun video tribute of the Jazz Festival he also attended on LiJoy’s Facebook page. She mentioned that you could see some familiar faces; see if you can pick them out.  😀
By Montepagano Jazz Festival
Another Song for Ignazio
It was reported by Linda that Ignazio has been working on a project with his friend, Gino di Vito. Now we know what they have been working on: a new song! Ignazio has been responsible for the arrangement and the lyrics, and Gino the portions of music for Guitar.
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Ignazio and Gino – Taormina – 2014
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Gino di Vito with Ignazio – 2014
It is to debut at the finals of this year’s 57th Festival di Castrocaro,on August 30, by Chiara Cusumano and Giorgia Vassalo , also known as The Duo Sisters.
Good Luck, Ignazio, and we can’t wait to hear your song!
EDIT: Ignazio’s song, “Paura d’amare,”debuted today! It is my understanding as I research that The Duo Sister’s didn’t win the competition, unfortunately. But congratulations to them on making it to the finals, and congratulations to Ignazio for having another original song showcased!
I’m still looking for a full video and lyrics/translations, but here is a taste from TheIlVoloversMx (thanks to Athina for pointing it as well as the still photo out on LiJoy’s page):
The Duo Sisters at Festival di Castrocaro; AthinaAngelopoulos
Many people nominated The Guys for the challenge but it was Maestro Placido Domingo’s nomination that drew them out:
Maestro Domingo
By Roscle
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 EDIT: Ignazio
Great job, guys! This is a very worthy cause, and in the spirit of Gianluca’s plea via twitter for people to donate, we stand behind The Guys in their effort to raise awareness. If you would like to learn more about this devastating disease and donate in Il Volo’s name, you can go tohttp://www.alsa.org
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:   😉
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!Â
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.Â
Got it? Good! If you don’t, they would be happy to explain it all. 😉
Enjoy the pics!
Grazie a Elio D’Ascenzo per le foto! Prossimo appuntamento/concerto il 5 settembre al Teatro D’Annunzio a Pescara!;Â 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.
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
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.
“Piero Barone Il Volo @piero_barone May 22 July 20th and 21st Teatro Greco di Taormina !!!”
Tickets may still be available for Il Volo’s Taormina concert as well as for the concerts in Pescara and Napoli! Here is the link for those still considering a last minute trip to Taormina! Obviously you have a little more time to decide to attend a concert in Pescara or Napoli!
Speaking of Taormina, I have been looking at Piero’s photos of Italia. On May 22, 2014 he tweeted the first picture of the Teatro Greco above. I posted the other one I took a while back. Do you notice anything about the two? I just realized that, apparently, Piero and I stood in almost exactly the same spot to take these shots!  Only his picture includes more of a wall on the left where there is a sign to none other than the “Teatro Greco di Taormina!!!” as he put it in his tweet. How did I miss getting that sign in my picture?!? It is obviously a different time of the year too, in my photo a gorgeous flowering plant is blooming, I was there in early July!
“Piero Barone Il Volo @piero_barone    May 20   Every time i’m in Taormina i feel like it’s The first time!!! I’m in love with this City!!!”
I am almost certain we have a photo shot by MN in this same spot where Piero is standing in a previous Taormina post! I so totally agree with Piero, “I’m in love with Taormina” too!   Those of you going or are already there – ENJOY and let us know all about your adventures!  Grazie!  Michele ( mfa and mfazzara)
Come in and share the love of life, friends and Il Volo!
