Speranza
Paolo Fanale is an Italian tenor and a member of the classical
cross-over vocal group Andiamo.
Fanale was born in Palermo,
Sicily, and from a very young age it was evident that he had a capacity for
music.
As a child, Fanale did not watch cartoons as other children did, but would
instead view operas.
"I had an instinct to sing, but I can’t say anybody understood
my talent," Fanale says.
When Fanale joined a children's choir, he was almost
instantly given solo parts.
The music teacher recognized his gift and started to
train him in operatic singing.
Brought up in a penniless and
motherless household, Fanale began working summer jobs at an early age to pay
for his music lessons.
However, his father insisted that he not devote himself
entirely to music, but to learn "a proper trade" as well.
So Fanale possesses a
bookkeeping diploma/
"My father may not be
very cultural, but in all honesty he has always supported whatever I do," he
says.
In 2000 Fanale studied lieder in Germany, and the next year went to
London for three months.
While studying in London, Fanale worked as a street singer.
"As a Catholic, I even committed a serious sin by singing
in a Protestant church."
Since winning several awards in Sicily and
Bologna, Fanale has been singing professionally.
Recently, he was
offered a role at the famous opera house in Milan, La Scala.
Fanale
is a member of the all-Italian popera ensemble, Andiamo.
The group's first
album, Love, From Italy, was released on April 3, 2007, in the United States.
References:
http://www.denonclassics.com/sites/denon/dcNews/andiamo1.asp
http://pressroom.pbs.org/documents/andiamo.doc
External
linksEdit
Andiamo's Official Myspace
Andiamo's CD page at Denon Classics
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