Product Description

You don't have to be an opera fan to appreciate this beautifully written memoir by world-famous tenor Andrea Bocelli. Born among the vineyards of Tuscany, Bocelli was still an infant when he developed glaucoma. Music filtering into his room soothed the unsettled child. By the age of twelve he was completely blind, but his passion for music brought light back into his life.

Here Bocelli reveals the anguish of his blindness and the transcendent experience of singing. He writes about his loving parents, who nurtured his musical interests, the challenges of learning to read music in Braille and of competing in talent shows, his struggles with law school, and his desire to turn an avocation into a way of life. He describes falling in love and singing in piano bars until his big break in 1992, when a stunned Pavarotti heard him sing "Miserere." The international acclaim and success that have followed Bocelli ever since have done nothing to dull his sense of gratitude and wonder about the world. No classical music fan can afford to be without this engaging and humble memoir of a fascinating and triumphant star.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #400074 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-01
• Released on: 2002-10-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian

About the Author

Andrea Bocelli wrote this memoir himself on a special Braille computer, without a ghostwriter. He chose to tell his own life story through the eyes of a boy called Amos, a charming and unusual device characteristic of this modest man. Bocelli lives in Monte Carlo and summers in Tuscany with his wife and two sons.

Customer Reviews

Andrea Bocelli's Music of Silence: A Memoir
This was an incredible book. From laughter to tears, and all of the emotions in between. Most inspiring read and very touching.

Better singer than author
I love Andrea Bocelli's music. So I was excited to read about his life. The book was disappointing. It is not well written, and failed to hold my attention. I would only recommend it for true Bocelli fans who want to know more about this talented singer. A biography by someone else would likely be more interesting than this autobiography told in the third person (Andrea refers to himself by another name). Overall, an odd book.

Andrea
This book was well interpreted and gives beautiful and interesting insight into the upbringing of my favorite performer.