![]() ![]() “I am happy to bring the treasure trove of wonders that is the opera repertoire.” “I'm still amazed by the benevolence that the public shows me,” Bocelli says. Bocelli has been a hot ticket for a quarter century. More than 10 million copies of his single, “The Prayer,” have been sold. Bocelli, who performs around the world, has become one of the most popular singers on the planet. These days, the blind Bocelli, who will perform Friday at the Wells Fargo Center, is at the top when it comes to classical crossover and opera. “My love for music has always been part of me,” Bocelli said. As a self-taught teenager, I gave my first concert in a small village in my Tuscany, not far from where I was born.” When I was 12, I was pushed by an uncle of mine to take part in a competition organized by the Caffè Margherita of Viareggio. Full of anxiety and emotion, I sang ‘O sole mio.’ It was the first real applause outside my family. ![]() “I remember a small, wooden stage in the recreation room of my boarding school. ![]() “When I first trod the stage, I was about 8 years of age, in the course of the recital at the end of the school year,” Bocelli said. “I, myself, used to sing when I was still a child, imitating my heroes from Enrico Caruso to Beniamino Gigli, Maria Del Monaco to the unequaled Franco Corelli, whose records I literally used up.”īocelli will never forget his first public performance. The humble Italian tenor realized he had a gift as a child while admiring venerable vocalists. I have tried to honor this talent with much study and self sacrifice.” “I have to say that my voice is a gift that is heaven-sent and of which I have no merit at all. “I’m so happy I tried to become a singer,” Bocelli said through a translator via e-mail.
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