{"id":11656,"date":"2025-01-02T12:37:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T12:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=11656"},"modified":"2025-01-02T12:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T12:37:18","slug":"11656","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=11656","title":{"rendered":"If you think that a 70s guitar band and an Italian tenor probably wouldn\u2019t sound that good together, think again, because renowned opera singer Andrea Bocelli and Queen\u2019s Brian May are here to prove otherwise. The duo\u2019s heartfelt rendition of Queen\u2019s \u2018Who Wants to Live Forever\u2019 was performed live onstage earlier this month, and it shows that even two talents as seemingly disparate as these can sound absolutely stunning when brought together for a performance."},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-31879\" class=\"post-31879 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-artists category-top-rated category-duets category-europe category-location category-vocals infinite-scroll-item\">\n<div class=\"inside-article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>If you think that a 70s guitar band and an Italian tenor probably wouldn\u2019t sound that good together, think again, because renowned opera singer Andrea Bocelli and Queen\u2019s Brian May are here to prove otherwise. The duo\u2019s heartfelt rendition of Queen\u2019s \u2018Who Wants to Live Forever\u2019 was performed live onstage earlier this month, and it shows that even two talents as seemingly disparate as these can sound absolutely stunning when brought together for a performance.<\/p>\n<p>The duet took place in Tuscany at Bocelli\u2019s 30th anniversary performance, and when you hear it for yourself you will wonder why on earth the collaboration didn\u2019t happen sooner! May kicks off the vocals, holding his guitar close to him as his gentle voice rings out across the stadium. Then it\u2019s Bocelli\u2019s turn, with his operatic vocals proving powerful enough to make all the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"rll-youtube-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bD_c84faLws\" data-id=\"bD_c84faLws\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-alt=\"Andrea Bocelli &amp; Brian May - Who Wants to live Forever .\">\n<div data-id=\"bD_c84faLws\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bD_c84faLws\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bD_c84faLws\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Bocelli &amp; Brian May - Who Wants to live Forever .\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><button class=\"play\" aria-label=\"play Youtube video\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cls-video\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Queen fans are notoriously hard to please, but going by the comments on this YouTube video, it seems that this duet has met even their high standards. \u201cA fitting rendition of a deeply moving song,\u201d summarized one viewer, whilst another described how proud the late Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury would have been of the performance, saying, \u201cI know Freddie would love it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One reason why this duet might have worked so well, Music Man readers, is because Queen are no strangers to performing with legends of Italian opera! Back in 2003, they were joined by Luciano Pavarotti \u2013 perhaps the most famous opera singer of all time \u2013 for the Brian May solo track \u2018Too Much Love Will Kill You\u2019. Again, the collaboration was extremely well received by Queen fans, and in fact led many to speculate what a duet between Pavarotti and Freddie Mercury might have sounded like.<\/p>\n<p>Although a legendary rock band like Queen and an iconic opera singer like Andrea Bocelli or Luciano Pavarotti might seem like a strange combination, the two videos above prove that, under the right circumstances, it\u2019s a combination that works. To date, the Queen\/Pavarotti duet has received over 24 million views online; no doubt the performance with Bocelli will reach similar levels of online popularity over the course of the next few years.<\/p>\n<p>If you think that a 70s guitar band and an Italian tenor probably wouldn\u2019t sound that good together, think again, because renowned opera singer Andrea Bocelli and Queen\u2019s Brian May are here to prove otherwise. 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