When i first began this class, i never thought i would be listening to opera music in my free time. Though it is a more distilled pop version, il volo is an italian music group that sings opera songs. Il volo is a trio formed by Gianluca Ginoble, Piero Barone, and Ignazio Boschetto. They were originally all solo artists competing on the tv singing competition Ti lascio una canzone. The director and creator of the show, Roberto Cenci, was inspired by the Three Tenors musical group and had the idea to combine them. I’m very glad he did because they have created amazing music and have voices that beautifully compliment one another.
Grande Amore is one song by il volo i especially like. Like many of their other songs, this is a ‘popera’ love song. It begins with a catchy pianoforte that escalates throughout the song. Towards the chorus, and orchestra comes in that nicely compliments the rest of the instruments. The instrumental and the lyrics combine to make a very passionate and emotional song. The singers sing with a lot of force and you can feel the real emotions behind what they are saying. I especially love the chorus because it represents the all consuming nature of love. It reads:
Dimmi perché quando penso, penso solo a te
dimmi perché quando amo, amo solo te
dimmi perché quando vivo, vivo solo in te grande amore
dimmi che mai
che non mi lascerai mai.
dimmi chi sei
respiro dei giorni miei d’amore
dimmi che sai
che non mi sbaglierei mai
dimmi che sei
che sei il mio unico grande amore
This idea of ‘un grande amore’ is that of having a one true love. The song is based in this and the feelings you have towards this person– ‘the one’.
Here is the music video for grande amore which demonstrates the drama and passion of the song:
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