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NottsTV IN REVIEW: Notts classical singer Carly Paoli lays bare on debut album ‘Singing My Dreams’
Mansfield classical singer Carly Paoli reflects upon her journey to the stars on her debut album ‘Singing My Dreams’.
While achieving complete immersion throughout with impeccable atmosphere, Carly tells the story of her journey to make her dreams a reality.
However she is not afraid to share her deeper, darker thoughts and experiences she has encountered along the way.
Carly’s incredible control and range is showcased immediately on the opening track ‘Music of Heaven’ which eases into the album.
One of the lead tracks ‘The Mystery of Your Gift’ is the one that sticks in the memory long after the album finishes.
The song focuses on a journey into the unknown but the potential hurdle is tackled with excitement and optimism.
Daily Mail The diva with drive: Opera singer Carly Paoli meets Liz Jones
I’m in a modest, modern house in the suburbs of Mansfield and I’m being offered a Tunnock’s teacake. Of all the stars I’ve interviewed, it’s a first – but this is a hospitable, half-Italian household, the childhood home of 27-year-old mezzo-soprano Carly Paoli, who has just returned from performing at the Forum in Rome with world-famous tenor Andrea Bocelli.
You’d expect an opera singer to be holed up in a palazzo somewhere hot, not in a front room with swirly carpet. There are lots of photos of her elder brother, Dean, a builder, yet I can’t spot one of Carly – not even a memento of her appearance on stage with Spanish tenor José Carreras.
But this is a mega-proud household: Mum and dad (Tina and Paul Hopkinson) positively swell to twice their normal size when Carly – a denim skirt cinching her handspan waist, a pink Karen Millen biker jacket over her shoulders – brings me a cup of coffee.
Andrea Bocelli live at the O2 Arena
Performing with Andrea Bocelli and Nicole Scherzinger at The O2 Arena
Music For Mercy live at the Roman Forum
In 2016, on a hot Roman summer night, myself and music legends, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster, Elaine Paige, The Tenors and Giovanni Caccamo performed a once in a lifetime concert at the historic, atmospheric and ancient Roman Forum. Under the baton of Maestro Gianluca Marciano, we filled Rome’s streets with the sound of glorious music celebrating The Holy Father’s sacred message of ‘Mercy’.
‘Ave Maria’ chosen as the official song for the Pope’s Jubilee celebrations
I feel so blessed that my interpretation of ‘Ave Maria’ has been chosen as the official song for the Pope’s Jubilee celebrations. It was unveiled at my press conference in Rome yesterday and I’m honoured that the song will play a part in such a special year for the Church. Here, I am pictured with lyricist Grant Black, composer Romano Musumarra and Secretary to the Pope Monsignor Andreatta.