Alessandro Safina is an Italian operatic pop tenor.

Born in Siena, Italy, Safina has sought to combine his interests in opera and modern pop music.

Music Education

Safina began to study music when he was nine years old and attended a music academy at the age of 12. At 17, he was accepted to the Conservatorio di Musica "Luigi Cherubini" in Florence, Italy.

In 1989, he won the "Concorso Lirico Internazionale" in Manatova, Italy, and this led to his opera debut.

In 1990 he appeared with soprano Katia Ricciarelli as Rodolfo in Puccini's La bohème.

Career

In the '90s, Safina began recording with Italian pianist/composer Romano Musumarra and his self-titled debut was issued in September 2001.

In 2001, Safina contributed to the score of Baz Luhrmann's film Moulin Rouge! where he performed Elton John's "Your Song" with Ewan McGregor, and a part of the Elephant Love Medley, sung by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman. That same year, his song Luna was part of the soundtrack of the soap opera O Clone from Rede Globo, Safina, also made a guest appearance in the soap opera.

In November 2001, Safina sang Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Music of the Night" for Queen Elizabeth II during the Royal Variety Show.

By 2002, Safina's album Insieme A Te sold 700,000 copies worldwide. In March, 2002, he performed "Del Perduto Amore" at the San Remo Music Festival. He also recorded "Your Song" with Elton John for Sport Relief, a charity venture to help children. Safina's concert "Only You", featuring Patricia Manterola, was taped in the amphitheater El Greco in Taormina, Sicily in 2001.

In 2007, he recorded a duet with the British soprano Sarah Brightman for her album, Symphony. He then joined her for the Symphony World Tour in 2008 where he sang "Canto della Terra" and "Sarai Qui" with Brightman.

In June 2017, Safina performed "O Sole Mio" with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.

Aspendos - Born Again

 

Alessandro Safina will perform at the Aspendos - Born Again festival with LIMAK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA on 28 September 2022.

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