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To sing opera, one needs two things: the voice and the passion - and above all, the passion.

Andrea Bocelli

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Andrea Bocelli
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: September 22
Composer
Guitarist
Lawyer
Opera Singer
Pianist
Record Producer
Saxophonist
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Tenor
Trumpeter
Voice
Two
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Things
Opera
Sing
Passion

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I speak to God every day.
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It is not Christian to go against someone. I am in favour of life.
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When the mood takes me, I like to be a man of action. I like to windsurf and ski, and most of all I love to ride horses. The wilder and faster the better!
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Criticism in good faith is good. When it's targeted solely to destruction, I'm not interested.
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To sing a song is like whispering to a child's ear. It is an art heavily relying on improvisation.
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When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give a bit of happiness, of joy, of cheerfulness. I am firmly convinced that in order to sing well, you must love your neighbor and be passionate about life.
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All that counts in life is intention.
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In singing, you cannot 'cheat' if you want to give emotions to those who are listening. You must have something to tell.
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More people are listening to opera, and I'm happy - everybody must be given that opportunity.
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I don't like being called 'macho.' Macho basically means stupid and a real Italian man is not macho, he's smart. That's smart in both senses: elegant and clever.
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If you have a great love of singing, supported by others' fondness for your voice, then it is worth making every effort, of making every sacrifice, to achieve your goal. A great voice will easily find teachers who are willing to help a struggling young talent, and the ways of the Lord are infinite.
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I'm quite shy, so I hate seeing my private life splashed over the papers.
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Music is an art that goes well beyond science. Proof can be found in the huge amount of studies that have been carried out throughout the world based on music-therapy and the important results achieved.
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Classical music and pop are two different universes, each with its own difficulties, peculiarities, depth and artistic dignity. In Italy, I think there is a fairly clear line of demarcation, but the history of music is full of fusion. Popular and classical music have always found points of contact, of crossing, exchange, both drawing mutual profit.
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When you sing opera you are very far from the people, you are onstage, and between you and the people there is the orchestra. So you have to launch your emotions very, very far. When you sing pop, you are singing very close - the microphone is very close to your mouth. You can whisper your emotions into the microphone.
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