The National Italian American Foundation recreated its 40th Anniversary Awards Gala Weekend into an extravaganza of song, homage to heritage, family ties, and passion for food. The Foundation's celebration of its 40-year milestone united Italian American and Italian cultures of the past with an eye to the future. The NIAF gala was presented by Alit...
READ MOREIL VOLO, the critically acclaimed Italian teen pop-opera trio, has announced a 35-date U.S. tour that will include a February 24 stop at Playhouse Square's State Theatre for one 8 pm show. Tickets go on sale Fri., Aug. 21 at 11 am at playhousesquare.org and 216-241-6000, priced at $99; $75; $65; $50; $35 and $10 Smart Seats. Special limited packag...
READ MOREFor the millions of U.S. fans who fell in love with the astonishing talent of IL VOLO following their show stopping PBS Special "Il Volo Takes Flight," or as special guests of Barbra Streisand's fall 2012 tour, the boys will return to North America for a series of 17 concerts. The Live Nation produced tour kicks off August 25th at the Orpheum Theat...
READ MORELast Saturday Italian trio Il Volo conquered Italy when they won the 65th Sanremo Song Festival with their entry Grande Amore. They will represent Italy at the forthcoming 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna next May. Gianluca, Ignazio and Piero aka Il Volo have received massive mediatic exposure both in Italy and overseas since their victory l...
READ MOREWith their Fillmore-filmed PBS special due for broadcast in a few weeks, the pop-opera trio Il Volo has announced a 17-concert North American tour that includes a stop at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. Tickets for the Sept. 21 concert are expected to go on sale in June, coinciding with the May 28 release of a special-edition version of the CD "W...
READ MOREBack by popular demand, the Foundation's Friday evening extravaganza is part of NIAF's 40th Anniversary Gala Weekend. Join SNL legend, NIAF Celebrity Ambassador, actor, entertainer and radio host Joe Piscopo and guest star Danny Aiello, including Il Volo, the award-winning Italian music trio, for a celebration of Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday. Pis...
READ MOREIn 2010, when Il Volo ascended to the top of the charts in its native Italy with its self-titled debut album, it turned out to be the first of many peaks this pop-operatic trio would scale. In the years that have followed, Piero Barone, 20, Ignazio Boschetto, 19, and Gianluca Ginoble, 19, have shared the stage with some of the biggest name...
READ MOREJoin the three, young Italian tenors, Piero Barone (19), Ignazio Boschetto(18) and Gianluca Ginoble (18) of Il Volo from The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater as they perform two, full-length national PBS concert events across two days, March 26 & 27, 2013!
READ MORESingers Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble were discovered when the three singers appeared individually on Italy's televised singing competition – "Ti lascio una canzone." The show's creator/producer Roberto Cenci had the lads perform as a trio during the program's fourth episode, thus launching the group's career. Now Il Vol...
READ MOREIL Volo, the popular Italian trio, recently performed their music at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City. The sold-out concert brought hundreds of screaming fans who gave numerous standing ovations to the group that puts their own twist on classic operatic songs. Founded in 2009, the group consists of baritone Gianluca Ginoble along...
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