Bocelli
Italian crossover singer
Andrea Bocelli is an Italian tenor who rose to international fame in the 1990s, known for both opera and pop crossover music.
His name often serves as shorthand for a particular style of romantic, classically-inflected vocal performance: They hired a Bocelli type for the wedding.
Blind since age twelve, he's frequently cited in discussions of disability and achievement.
Essential meaning or import
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- duetPiece for two
- ariaOperatic solo piece
- bel cantoElegant Italian vocal style
classical crossover · Celine Dion · Italian · Pavarotti · voice · singer · ballad · album
Central Italian region
- ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- FlorenceTuscan capital city
- PisaTuscan city, tilting tower
hometown · vineyard · wine · estate · family · cultural · heritage · romantic
Having diminished sight
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- glaucomaPressure damages optic nerve
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
perseverance · courage · determination · overcoming · adversity · triumph · accessibility · talent
tenor
Essential meaning or import
classical crossover · Celine Dion · bel canto · Italian · Pavarotti · voice · singer · ballad · album · concert
Tuscany
Central Italian region
- ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- FlorenceTuscan capital city
Pisa · hometown · vineyard · wine · estate · family · cultural · heritage · romantic · European
visually impaired
Having diminished sight
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- glaucomaPressure damages optic nerve
disability · perseverance · courage · determination · overcoming · adversity · triumph · accessibility · talent · gift
Ave Maria
Prayer to the Madonna
- Amazing GraceHymn about divine mercy
- devotionalRelating to worship
- hymnReligious song of praise
Christmas · Vatican · Pope · spiritual · prayer · faith · religious · choral · cathedral · blessing
BocelliEminem
Slim Shady's identity
Metallica · punk singer · Skrillex · punk rock · death metal
BocelliTom Waits
screamo · growling · Louis Armstrong · Leonard Cohen · guttural