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Christmas at the Castle – Carly Paoli and Friends

Christmas at the Castle – Carly Paoli and Friends, premiered on Sky Arts on December 23rd, 2020 and on TV200 in Italy the following night. Filmed at the historic Otterburn Castle, nestled deep in the Northumbrian countryside, the concert had an international cast with special guest, Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja, Italian bandeón player, Mario Stephano Pietrodarchi,  British concert pianist Oliver Poole and the Jedburgh Pipe Band.

Carly and her guests celebrated the magic of Christmas with a programme of enchanting familiar songs and carols that truly reflected the festive season. Ending with Carly and Joseph Calleja in a horse and carriage with the snow gently falling and singing a medley of the most famous Christmas songs, viewers were taken on a magical musical journey.

CARLY ANNOUNCED AS SPECIAL GUEST BY JACK SAVORETTI FOR ‘ONE NIGHT IN PORTOFINO’ CONCERT

Carly has been invited by the Anglo-Italian singer/songwriter Jack Savoretti to join him as a Special Guest for his forthcoming concert, ‘ONE NIGHT IN PORTOFINO’ which takes place on Friday 4 September. Tickets for the show are available to be purchased HERE.

With a percentage of the show’s proceeds going to the San Martino Hospital in Genoa, ONE NIGHT IN PORTOFINO will be streamed globally at 8.30 pm BST, 9.30 pm CEST and 12.30 pm PST.

‘ONE NIGHT IN PORTOFINO” marks the first time that  Carly and Jack have worked together. They will  perform a duet of  Jack’s hit Andrà Tutto Bene  live,  for the very first time.  .  Carly will also do a solo performance of her interpretation of the Judy Garland classic, Over The Rainbow, which became a ‘lockdown’ anthem in the UK in support of NHS Workers.

Carly said “I’ve huge admiration for Jack. His Andrà Tutto Bene was a light in the darkness of Covid-19. Not only did it raise much needed funds for Genoa’s San Martino Hospital, it proved that even in times of trouble people can still come together to make music. I am thrilled to join him on his ‘ONE NIGHT IN PORTOFINO’.   This will be our first time singing together. Not often enough do different musical worlds combine so, I’m excited to perform, Andrà Tutto Bene an anthem for the reality that we have all lived through these past few months.”

UNA SERATA IN SALENTO

Carly will be performing live online from the beautiful Sarento Contryside on aug 7^th. Let her serenade you  in a live stream concert, ‘Una Serata in Salento.’ She will be singing arias and songs that reflect her love for Italy – the land of ‘l’amore’ and ‘la musica.”

CARLY PAOLI AND VINCENT NICLO CELEBRATE FRIENDSHIP WITH iTUNES NUMBER ONE SINGLE AMIGOS PARA SIEMPRE

Creatives around the globe have been providing us with much needed entertainment during the Coronavirus ‘lockdown’ with music, theatre, film, comedy, dance, exhibitions and more.   And now, Carly and French Pop Opera Tenor Vincent Niclo add to this treasure trove with  a Video for their exciting new artistic collaboration on their iTunes Number One single Amigos Para Siempre. 

With music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black,  Amigos Para Siempre or with its English translation ‘Friends Forever’, was originally written for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. With the single available to download and stream on all platforms now, Carly and Vincent have  put together a video for Amigos Para Siempre which Vincent filmed with a Parisian backdrop and Carly in the heart of the British countryside.  The video for Amigos Para Siempre also features lyricist Don Black handwriting the lyrics to the song on screen.

Celebrating friendship, the duetraises  funds for Carly and Vincent’s chosen charities in the UK and in France.  In the UK, to support Carers Week https://carers.org and in France Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris-Hôpitaux de France.

CARLY PAOLI RESPONDS TO WORLD WAR II VETERAN REQUESTS WITH ‘BECAUSE OF YOU’ D-DAY CONCERT FILMED AT LIVERPOOL’S HISTORIC ‘BOMBED OUT’ CHURCH

Carly has responded to requests from World War II veterans around the globe, who have asked if she can sing for them on D-Day!  Due to travel restrictions the Veterans will not be able to commemorate the occasion with their usual visit to Normandy this year, however Carly will be keeping their spirits up with a special concert  ‘Because of You’ D-Day  that will be broadcast on her social media channels on 6 June 2020 at 7.00 pm (UK time).      

The World War II Veterans got in touch with Carly following her recent online VE Day 75^th Anniversary singalong. Carly, who was thrilled to receive such a positive response, decided to put on a special concert for them and her legions of fans at Liverpool’s St Luke’s ‘Bombed Out’ Church

The concert includes You Raise Me Up,a song written byRolf Løvland and Brendan Graham and made famous by Josh Groban; Someone To Watch Over Me, George and Ira Gershwin’s poignant AmericanSongbook classic; One Bright Star  written especially for Carly and a song that carries a fervent message of hope; Rodgers and Hart’s Where or When; Because of You, written by Donnie Demers which Carly performed in Los Angeles as a tribute to photo journalist Anja Niedringhaus who was killed in Afghanistan; Over The Rainbow, a song indelibly associated with Judy Garland and Requiem for a Dead Soldier with words set to the theme tune from  HBO’s Band of Brothers,  a song particularly James ‘Pee Wee’ Martin of the 101^st Airborne Division who landed on the Normandy Beaches.

CARLY PAOLI TEAMS UP WITH AMASING TO SUPPORT NHS AND BRING THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN A LOCKDOWN TREAT WITH RECORDING AND VIDEO OF BILL WITHERS’ LEAN ON ME

Carly has teamed up with AmaSing, the non-profit community interest organisation, for a special recording and video performance of Bill Withers’ classic song Lean On Me.  AmaSing will be sharing the recordings on 21 May 2020 via social media with organisations, families, and individuals they work with, who have been recently affected by the Covid-19 ‘lockdown’ and disappointed by the subsequentcancellation of some AmaSing local events.

With theaim of keeping the arts alive, AmaSing currently work with schools, teachers and families in Cheshire, The Wirral and North Wales, but is hoping to expand its reach further around the UK in the future.  Plans to stage several local concerts featuring local children had to be put on hold causing disappointment to thousands of local families.    Schools had been preparing the shows for the past six months which were scheduled at various venues, including the Storyhouse Chester, The William Aston Hall in Wrexham and The Floral Pavilion in New Brighton.   One of the songs the children had been planning to perform was   Lean On Me and AmaSing came up with the idea of putting together a special recording and video of the song to keep their spirits up during these difficult times. 

SPECIAL LIVE STREAM “GOLDEN OLDIES” CONCERT 29th APRIL 6.30pm

Following the tremendous response to Carly’s birthday duet with mum Tina Carly has put together a special evening of Golden Oldies for a unique live stream concert on Wednesday 29^th April at 6.30pm.

Fans gave been sending in requests and suggestions for what will be a joyful night of classic songs, all performed live, and streamed direct from Carly’s home.