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

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Andrea Bocelli
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: September 22
Composer
Guitarist
Lawyer
Opera Singer
Pianist
Record Producer
Saxophonist
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Tenor
Trumpeter
Two
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Things
Opera
Sing
Passion
Voice

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I prefer to work for my country in a free and independent way. I was born free, and I want to die free. I am always suspicious of ideology. Instead, I respect men with ideas.
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I have big, big stage fright.
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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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I have had the good fortune of being able to sing with many of the finest voices in the world, and for someone who loves voices as I do, this is an enormous privilege.
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More people are listening to opera, and I'm happy - everybody must be given that opportunity.
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People are often quite surprised by the sport and leisure activities practised by the blind. For example, tandem cycling is very popular.
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I have a European frame of mind and Europe is my home.
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I don't have an extraordinary degree of self-confidence, but I know the gift I have been given from God and I try to share it with as many people as possible. Having a great voice is not a merit. I don't think it is a merit.
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Even in the most beautiful music there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence.
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Opera is complex for those who perform it, but also for those who listen to it. It takes more time, more patience and more spirit of sacrifice. All this is well worth it because opera offers such deep sensations that they will remain in a heart for a lifetime.
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I was a daredevil before, and after I lost my sight I was the same. I loved riding bikes, scooters and horses. I even learned to box. Muhammad Ali is my hero.
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What is beautiful enchants me. I mean not just physical beauty but a wider concept of beauty. There is beauty in poetry and in great musical or singing performances. There is beauty everywhere if you can just see it.
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A love song must respect the canons of music beauty, entering the fibers of those who are listening. It must make them dream and pleasantly introduce them to the universe of love.
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I have to face life with a newly found passion. I must rediscover the irresistible will to learn, to live and to love.
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The nature of music is mysterious and so much so that it generates strong emotions within us. It moves along passages that reach the most intimate areas of our psyche without being tried by prejudices or influences of any kind.
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I loved playing football. In this particular match the ball happened to hit my right eye, the only one which I could see light and colour with.
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Because I practice often with my children at home.
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For me, riding a two-wheeler bike was very risky. Counting the pedal strokes before turning a corner and learning to hear the sounds coming from buildings, grass and the climbing frame made all the difference to basic survival and ensured that I didn't end up head-first in the sandpit.
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