{"id":3940,"date":"2012-04-23T17:11:47","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T00:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\/?p=3940"},"modified":"2012-04-23T17:11:47","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T00:11:47","slug":"andrea-bocelli-modern-renaissance-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2012\/04\/23\/andrea-bocelli-modern-renaissance-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Bocelli &#124; Modern  Renaissance Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wlWriterHeaderFooter\" style=\"float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><a class=\"google-buzz-button\" title=\"Post on Google Buzz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/buzz\/post\"><\/a><script src=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/buzz\/api\/button.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Born in 1958, Andrea Bocelli grew up on the Bocelli family farm with his mother Edi, his father Alessandro, and younger brother Alberto. During his childhood Bocelli had a love for music, starting piano lessons at six and going on to learn other instruments such as the flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar, drums, and learning how to sing. He won his first singing competition at 14.<br \/>\nBocelli always had problems with his sight since birth and doctors diagnosed him with congenital glaucoma. However, it wasn\u2019t until a tragic football accident that he lost his sight completely at age 12.<br \/>\nBocelli studied at University of Pisa, supporting himself in the evenings by singing in piano bars. Earning his law degree, he became a court-appointed lawyer but only worked a year before deciding to pursue a music career. His degree was not an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.online-degree.net\">online master degree<\/a>; it was earned in a traditional setting. During this time he met his wife Erica in 1987.<br \/>\nBocelli\u2019s singing career had its big break when Italian rock star Zucchero auditioned tenors for a demo tape with <em>Miserere<\/em>, a song from one of his recent albums. Bocelli\u2019s demo tape was sent<em> <\/em>to Luciano Pavarotti. After hearing it, Pavarotti was persuaded to record the song with Bocelli. The song became a smash-hit throughout Europe.<br \/>\nShortly afterward, Bocelli entered a variety of music festivals and received high marks in their newcomer categories. His debut concert in the classical world was at the Teatro Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia. His debut album, <em>Il mare calmo della sera<\/em>, immediately entered the Italian top ten upon release, going platinum in a few short weeks.<br \/>\nInternational success came with successes like the single <em>Time to Say Goodbye <\/em>(1996), a duet with Sarah Brighman, which eclipsed his previous best-selling singles. His break into the US market came when he performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and later at the White House.<br \/>\nOther notable albums include <em>Romanza<\/em> (1997), <em>Sueno<\/em> (1999), <em>Tosca<\/em> (2003), <em>Cieli di Toscana<\/em> (2001), <em>Amore<\/em> (2006), and <em>Incanto<\/em> (2008).<br \/>\nBocelli married Erica in 1992, but divorced ten years later. They have two children together.<br \/>\nEven in recent years Bocelli has enjoyed touring and gaining further awards. In March of 2010, Bocelli was entered into the Walk of Fame for his contributions to live theatre. As of 2012, he played Romeo in Charles Gounod&#8217;s opera Rom\u00e9o et Juliette, performing without a fee because the theatre was suffering financial difficulties.<br \/>\nIf you would also like a degree in art, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfadegree.net\">MFA Degree<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born in 1958, Andrea Bocelli grew up on the Bocelli family farm with his mother Edi, his father Alessandro, and younger brother Alberto. 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