Alessandro Safina

Alessandro Safina ( born October 14, 1963 in Siena, Italy ) is an Italian opera singer (tenor ).

Biography

With 17 years Safina began his studies at the Conservatory " Luigi Cherubini " in Florence, Italy. As a classical opera singer, he has performed in various opera houses with famous operas such as La Bohème by Puccini, The Barber of Seville by Rossini, Donizetti's The Elixir of Love, Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky and many others.

In the mid-90s, Alessandro Safina decided to develop themselves in a new genre, which he himself describes as Opera Rock. In this period, he recorded his first album " Insieme A Te " with the famous Italian pianist and composer Romano Musumarra. The song " Luna" from this album has become world famous and stayed for 14 weeks in the tip region of the Dutch charts.

Alessandro Safina in 2001 sang the song Your Song by Elton John together with American actor Ewan McGregor for the soundtrack of the film Moulin Rouge by Baz Luhrmann.

In September 2001, his open-air concert amphitheater in Taormina was titled " Only You " instead of "El Greco ", which was recorded by American broadcaster PBS as part of the series "Great Performances" and later as a DVD was released.

In November 2001, joined Alessandro Safina (along with other famous singers such as Elton John and Jennifer Lopez ) and for Queen Elizabeth II in the 73.Royal Variety Performance on. 2002 Elton John recorded his song "Your Song " a second time in duet with Alessandro Safina for the charity Sport Relief Foundation on.

In addition to his singing career, he also tried his hand as an actor in Tosca E altars due as Mario Cavaradossi and Himself. Brazilianischen in a series O Clone

Alessandro Safina singing duets with Jose Carreras, Sarah Brightman, Petra Berger and many others. He runs active concert career throughout the world, since 2010 with a focus in the CIS countries. His repertoire consists of modern compositions, classical arias and Neapolitan songs.

In addition to classical Alessandro Safina likes to listen to U2, Genesis, Depeche Mode and The Clash. From the marriage with Lorenza Mario he has a son Pietro (born in 2002).

Discography

  • Insieme A Te (1999)
  • Alessandro Safina (2001)
  • Musica Di Te (2003)
  • Sognami (2007)

Publications

  • Live in Italy " Only You" (2001)
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