Andrea Bocelli’s a true star
In 2010 Andrea Bocelli was given a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, but now he’s been given a real star.
Galileo Galileo’s Istoria e dimostrazioni intorno alle macchie solari e loro accidenti (“History and Demonstrations Concerning Sunspots and Their Properties,” or “Letters on Sunspots”), appeared in 1613. A group of amateur astronomers are celebrating its 400th anniversary during the event Star Party del Silenzio in Lajatico, near Pisa (where Galileo was born), by naming an asteroid after the crossover tenor.
The star Andrea Bocelli is 237 million miles from Earth. The tenorino a little closer.
Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Carla Fracci.
Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.
He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.
