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Il Volo Professional ~~ Chillin’ — and Working — Chihuahua Style Part One: Juarez

Il Volo Invites You to FICH 2014; shared by All About Il Volo

By ICHICULT Representacion Juarez

 

Hey, Everyone!

Well, The Guys’ Invited us, so let’s hop on our virtual plane and head down to the Festival Internacional Chihuahua (FICH) 2014! 

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The Chihuahua International Festival is an artistic and cultural festival that takes place in multiple cities throughout the Chihuahua region of Mexico.  The program includes over 400 cultural activities by artists from more than 20 countries.  Each year a guest country is featured at the Festival, as well as a guest state and municipality.  Activities take place both at indoor and outdoor venues. 

 

Promotional Video; Come to FICH 2014; shared by All About Il Volo

By ICHICULT Representacion Juarez

 

 

Certainly looks like beautiful country! 

Check out Wikipedia here —>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_%28state%29

FICH 2014 Program and Artists; shared by Athina Angelopoulos

 

We know from past experience that Il Volo has always been very well received everywhere they go in Mexico and South America, and that they seem to pick up a little bit of a different energy themselves.  This year has not been any exception.  Based on tweets and shared pictures, they have been excited about going to Mexico from the jump.  They were greeted warmly at the airport before heading to their hotel in Juarez where they did a lot of relaxing, and it seems like they’ve been mixing it up informally with the fans as well.

But there has been a lot of working too, of course, giving the interview from which the above clip was taken and this press conference included:

 

Il Volo on Qrelajo TV; shared by All About Il Volo

By QRelajo TV/Magazine

Il Volo on El Diario MX

By All About Il Volo

Articles from Diario MX

Click here —> http://diario.mx/Local/2014-07-31_cf2b2cdd/hoy-la-inauguracion-con-il-volo-gratis&cm=1/

TRANSLATION (by Athina Angelopoulos): The 10th edition of the International Chihuahua Festival starts today with the opening show by the Italian trio Il Volo whose tenor voices will vibrate the esplanade of the Cultural Center Paso del Norte.

At exactly 8 pm Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble, the group members, will interpret their ballads including Italian classics and pop songs in Spanish, English, and Mexican themes.

With free mass events, the activity of the festival will last until 21 August with a series of concerts and theatrical presentations which this year include singers and groups of international stature, as Óscar Chávez, Lila Downs, Millions, Candlebox, and Yuri Buenaventura and the Mexican band Zoé, which will close the stage of the massive events on August 12.

Like every year, the evets will take place at the esplanade of the Cultural Center Paso del Norte, as well as in the theater Victor Hugo Rascon Banda, but also have been prepared some alternate venues as the Auditorium Benito Juarez and some settlements in the west and southeast parts of the city.

 

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Click here —> http://diario.mx/Espectaculos/2014-07-31_d25e0d79/presumen-su-espanol-en-juarez/

TRANSLATION (by Athina Angelopoulos): The time has come. The 10th edition of the International Chihuahua Festival begins tomorrow night with the presentation of the group Il Volo, for the first time in Juarez.

The trio of the Italian singers is in Ciudad Juárez, and with a relaxed and informal attitude, they posed for pictures, sang and flirted in perfect Spanish.

During a press conference that lasted about 17 minutes, Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble declared that they had been sleeping since they arrived in the city on Wednesday night and all they know of Ciudad Juarez so far, is the way from El Paso airport to the hotel where they are staying.

The trio expressed their excitement to return to Aztec lands after a year when they performed at the National Auditorium in Mexico City in front of 10 thousand people.

When asked the name of a favorite Mexican song, without hesitation, Ignazio Boschetto started singing ‘Bésame Mucho’ (by Consuelito Velázquez).

“Mexico has been a great country for us, every time we come back is a pleasure and now is an honor for us to sing in the Festival of Chihuahua, here in Juarez.”

Ignazio Takes a Phone Call…???? *hmmmm*; Il Volo Juarez Press Conference; Nomada, Juarez Television Facebook

edited by All About Il Volo

😀     No, it wasn’t a personal phone call.  It seems like the phone belonged to a member of the press, and I’m told by Athina that Piero actually answered the phone, but Ignazio is the one that spoke to the caller.  Lucky caller!

 

Time for Rehersal!

 

Sound Check Preps; IVELS Con Il Volo En Latinamerica Somos amore. Facebook; @theilvoloversmx

Sound Check; Il Volo Mexico Official Facebook

 

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It’s…Show time!!!

 

Il Volo appears…..Un Amore Cosi’ Grande

By Dario de Juarez

Constantemente Mia

By Luis Chavez

 

 

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Review from All About Il Volo —> http://www.ilvolo.mus.br/2014/08/a-concert-in-juarez-il-volo-on-10o-fich/

Concert Highlights; shared by All About Il Volo

By QRelajo TV/Magazine

 

So, did you enjoy?  I hope so!  Now hurry and pack; we’re off to Chihuahua!

~~ Kelly

 

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

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 AlessandriniGiovanni 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

Il Volo Professional ~ Italy Promotion ~ Getting Ready for Verona ~ London Recording

6/1/2014

Hi, Everyone!

ilvolomusic Instagram
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ilvolomusic: Going to #Verona.  Traveling is our hobby!

Uh…no kidding!  The Guys were very busy world travelers last week and have been keeping me on my toes trying to keep up.  It would be so much easier if I were traveling with them instead of catching up on my Twitter feed during breaks and after work…just saying….   😉   But since that’s not going to happen, I do my  best with what I have and will be on the run to their concert tonight as fast as social media will allow me.

They started in Milan in the beginning of the week for a show on RTL 102.5 radio.  I’m not going to waste any time commenting when you can watch for yourself.

 

All Things Il Volo
All About Il Volo

 

Click here —> http://www.rtl.it/ospiti/594/Il_Volo_ospiti_a_W_l%27Italia/#!prettyPhoto

to watch the entire interview, compliments of All About Il Volo. 

 

Radiointerview(Press play as shown here)

 

 

 

 

All About Il Volo photo gallery

Click here —>  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.479366785526581.1073741957.132912800171983&type=1

 

Next, they jetted to Verona rehearsals for the Fetival Lirico.  They will be singing with the American singer simply known as, Anastacia, and they all seemed to get a kick out of her and are looking forward to the performance.  They also met up with Antonella, who will be hosting.

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Anastacia5388To learn more about Anastacia, visit her:

Wikipedia page:  Click here —> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastacia

Facebook:  Click here —> https://www.facebook.com/Anastacia

Official Website: Click here —> http://www.anastacia.com/

And hear what she has to say about Il Volo, again thanks to All About Il Volo

Click here —> http://www.ilvolo.mus.br/2014/05/anastacia-talked-about-il-volo/

 

A second day in Verona started with a Press Conference about the upcoming show:

Curtesy of Gardanotizie

Article with translation and photo gallery; Li Joy (facebook)

Click here —> http://www.tgverona.it/index.cfm/hurl/contenuto=383812/spettacoli/le_star_della_musica_domenica_in_arena.html

Rough Google Translation:
“For me, the television season ends at the Arena di Verona, which is always a thrill to present this event.”
He said Antonella Clerici on the evening of Sunday, June 1 will return to conduct at La Scala in the amphitheater “Arena di Verona in 2014 the show is about to begin,” which will be broadcast live on Rai Uno starting at 21:20.
The event was presented today IN town hall: Anastacia, Massimo Ranieri, The Voilo, Jesus Christ Superstar with the legendary Ted Neeley, Notre Dame de Paris by Richard Cocciante will be the ‘star’ of the evening with the orchestra, the choir and the Ballet of the Arena.

“It ‘a great event broadcasting – said the mayor Flavio Tosi – who returns for the fifth year in a row and is an important showcase for opera in general, as well as the Arena for the festival, because the opera in Verona is a UNESCO World Heritage “.

The artistic director Gianmarco Mazzi said that “the performance of Anastacia will be a cabinet button with Il Volo in a tribute to Elvis Presley with ‘O sole mio and’ I can not live without you. ‘(It’s Now or Never) Then she will sing” Stupid little things “from his latest album ‘Resurrection’, accompanied by the orchestra of the Arena. “
Recalling that in 2013 the show was watched by 5 million viewers in Italy and has already been requested again this year by many countries, the superintendent by the Fondazione Arena, Francesco Girondins, he added that “in this issue back to the formula pop- opera, with an international cast that we hope will confirm the success of the opera festival, which is 101 years old, as was the case last year edition of the centenary. “

“I think the public will be affected – said Riccardo Cocciante – offering songs of ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ in English, French, Russian and Korean, to give a global dimension in that path started 15 years ago. I never wanted to establish a musical, but rather a popular work: it is an attempt to communicate with a young audience with a century that has changed the way we make music and to hear, looking for a bridge, a link between a glorious past com ‘ is the opera music and a bellisismo present. “

From Verona, they flew to London for a recording session at Abbey Road Studios — something they seemed quite excited about…

 

You can learn more about Abbey Road here —> http://www.abbeyroad.com/

and Mauro Dirago here —> http://www.maurodirago.com/homepage.html

I know I will be very excited to hear what amazing work went on there — hopefully soon!

 

Just for Fun

Another interview from The Guys’ time in Miami has surfaced, and it has brought a bit of buzz with it.  I’ve seen several of you mention it here, and I definitely got a kick out of it when LiJoy pointed it out to me.  For me, it highlighted that family isn’t all about biology; family is whomever you decide it is.  And our guys are definitely brothers in all the most important senses of the word.  Thanks to All About Il Volo for the translation.  Enjoy!

CalaCNN; All About Il Volo
CalaCNN; All About Il Volo

 Il Volo on CalaCNN

http://www.ilvolo.mus.br/2014/05/il-volo-interview-on-cala/

 

 

 

 

~~ Kelly