Andrea Bocelli World-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is set to release his new album Believe on November 13, which celebrates ìfaith, hope and charityî.
It follows Bocelliís record-breaking ëMusic for Hopeí performance during Easter from the Duomo cathedral in Milan which was watched live by millions of people around the globe.
The themes explored in this new recording are deeply personal according to Bocelli, who said: ìThe concept behind Believe is based on three words: faith, hope and charity.
ìThese are the three theological virtues of Christianity, yet ñ quite independently of any religious belief ñ they are also the three extraordinary keys to giving meaning and completeness to the lives of every one of us.î
Believe is described as a collection of uplifting songs that have inspired and sustained Bocelli over the years. There will also be a new composition released which was written by the late Ennio Morricone, a long-time collaborator of Bocelliís, titled Inno sussurato, meaning ëWhispered Hymní. There are also familiar songs on the album including Hallelujah and Youíll Never Walk Alone.
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Bocelli composed his own settings of Ave Maria and Padre Nostro especially for this record. He said: ìI donít consider myself to be a composer, however, I am a musician, and sometimes melodies come to my mind, with essentially complete harmonies… music that knocks on the door of my soul and which I gladly welcome and then set free by putting pen to paper.î
There are also melodies like Mira il tuo popolo which take him back to when he was a boy, growing up in Tuscany. ìThey represent the soundtrack to my childhood memories,î he added.