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Caruso by Andrea Bocelli

Artist Biography For Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli Born In 1958 In Lajatico Tuscany Italy Is An Italian Tenor Multi-Instrumentalist And Classical Crossover Artist. Born With Poor Eyesight He Became Blind At The Age Of Twelve Following A Football Accident. A Disciple Of Luciano Pavarotti And Zucchero Fornaciari The Blind Tuscany-Born Vocalist Has Emerged As One Of The Most Exciting Voices In Contemporary Opera. His Participation In Pavarotti's 1992 Hit Miserere And Fornaciari's 1993 World Tour Brought Him International Attention. Opera However Represents Only One Side Of His Musical Persona. Bocelli Has Been Equally Successful As A Pop Ballad Singer Having Recorded Duets With Celine Dion Sarah Brightman And Eros Ramazzotti. Al Jarreau Who Sang With Bocelli During The Night Of Proms In November 1995 Praised Bocelli When He Said "I Have Had The Honour To Sing With The Most Beautiful Voice In The World." Bocelli Grew Up On A Farm In Lajatico A Rural Village In Tuscany. Beginning Piano Lessons At The Age Of Six He Later Added Flute And Saxophone. Despite His Obvious Musical Talents Bocelli Didn't Consider A Career In Music Until He Had Studied Law At The University Of Pisa And Had Earned A Doctor Of Law Degree. Inspired To Pursue Music He Studied With Famed Tenor Franco Corelli Supporting Himself By Performing In Piano Bars. Bocelli's First Break As A Singer Came In 1992 When Fornaciari Auditioned Tenors To Record A Demo Tape Of Miserere Which He Had Co-Written With Bono Of U2. Successfully Passing The Audition Bocelli Recorded The Tune As A Duet With Pavarotti. After Touring With Fornaciari In 1993 Bocelli Performed As A Guest Star In The Pavarotti International Festival Held In Modena In September 1994. In Addition To Performing Solo And In A Duet With Pavarotti Bocelli Sang With Bryan Adams Andreas Vollenweider And Nancy Gustavsson. In November 1995 Bocelli Toured Holland Belgium Germany Spain And France With "Night Of Proms" Which Also Featured Al Jarreau Bryan Ferry Roger Hodgson Of Supertramp And John Miles. Bocelli's First Two Albums -- Il Mare Calmo Della Sera In 1994 And Bocelli In 1996 -- Showcased His Operatic Singing. His Third Effort Viaggio Italiano Featured Famous Arias And Traditional Songs From Naples. Although Released Only In Italy The Album Sold More Than 300 000 Copies. With His Fourth Album Romanza Released In 1997 Bocelli Turned To Pop Music. The Album Included The Hit Time To Say Goodbye Recorded As A Duet With Sarah Brightman. Bocelli Continued To Focus On Pop Balladry With His Fifth Album Sogno Released In 1999 Which Featured A Duet With Celine Dion Of The David Foster- And Carole Bayer Sager-Penned Tune The Prayer Sold More Than Ten Million Copies Received A Golden Globe Award And Led To Bocelli Being Nominated For A Grammy As "best New Artist".

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Caruso

Controversially The Song Simply Tells About The Pains And Longings Of A Man Who Is About To Die While He Is Looking In The Eyes Of A Girl Who Was Very Dear To Him. This Song Is Most Probably A Way Of Romanticizing Enrico Caruso's Last Days In Sorrento And Napoli. Enrico Caruso Being A Great Legend In Italian Lyric Opera Was One Of The Greatest And Sought-After Singers During Very Late 19th Century And Early 20th Century. He Lived A Very Difficult And Rather Unhappy Life Having Many Challenges And Problems With Italian Opera Houses. He Gained More Fame And Success In The US. He Was Born To A Very Poor Family In Naples. He Was Often Attached And Had Several Love Affairs With Prominent Women In The Performing Arts Who Were Already Married. These Love Affairs Ended Tragically. With Ada Giachetti His Most Passionate And Longest Love Affair Who Was Already Married He Had Two Sons But In The End She Left Him For Their Driver. Then He Met A Woman 20 Years His Junior Just A Few Years Before He Died. With Her He Had A Daughter Called Gloria Whom Lucio Dalla Described In This Song "Caruso". Guardó Negli Occhi La Ragazza Quegli Occhi Verdi Come Il Mare Poi All'improvviso Uscí Una Lacrima E Lui Credette Di Affogare Te Voglio Bene Assai Ma Tanto Tanto Bene Sai People Said That Caruso Was Not Really In Love With Dorothy Benjamin. Later Caruso Admitted His Real Intentions In Marrying Her Saying "Because I Want Somebody Who Is Completely My Own." Sorrento Is A Beautiful Coastal City Not Far From Napoli Or Naples. In The Song It Says "Surriento" It's The Neapolitan Dialect Meaning Sorrento. It's Where He Spent Many Days In Convalescence Before He Finally Died At Vesuvio Hotel In Naples. The Song Caruso May Be Lucio Dalla's Way Of Romanticizing The Last Days Of Enrico. What Is Not Clear Is Whether He Is Talking To His Daughter Or To His Wife While He Caruso Was Saying "Ti Voglio Bene Assai Ma Tanto Bene Sai". In Italian One Can Say "Ti Voglio Bene" To A Mother Son Sister But You Can Also Say This To Your Beloved However One Must Know That It's Not The Same As "Ti Amo" Which Can Be Said Exclusively To The Beloved Person Whether Your Wife Husband Girlfriend Boyfriend Etc. If Indeed Caruso Said "ti Voglio Bene" To Dorothy As The Song Suggests It Means That His Affections For Her Is More Like That Of A Father Than That Of A Husband.

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