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1、安德烈健身【走近上帝之音――安德烈・波伽利】 Hehasthevoiceofanoperatic1)tenorandthestatusofarockstar.InthepastfewyearsAndreaBocellihassold45millionalbums,makinghimthebiggest-sellingclassicalartisttheworldhaseverembraced.(“Bigger,”ashispublicistremindsme,“thanPavarotti.”) Heisblind;heishands
2、ome;heisItalian;and―ina“soft-classical”marketdominatedbyfemaleartists―hehasbeendescribedasman’slaststand.CelineDionhassaidthat“ifGodhadasingingvoice,hewouldsoundlikeAndreaBocelli”. IhavebeeninvitedtomeethiminLondon’sSavoyHotel.Theroomis2)throngedwithpeopleinblacksuits―s
3、omespeakingItalian,somespeakingEnglish,andallofthemcluckingroundthesingerasheposesforphotographsholdingaframeddisc.Heisdressed,likeallthemembersofhis3)entourage,inablacksuit,butheappearsmarkedlylessanimated thantheyare.Tallandwell-built,hestandswithaslight4)stoopand,per
4、hapsoutofsensitivitytotheflashbulbs,withhisfaceinclinedtowardsthefloor. Whenthemajorityofhiscourthasleft,oneofBocelli’sItalianmanagersconductshimtoa 5)chintz-coveredarmchairinwhichIamtoldthathewillremainforthenext45minutes,talkingtome.WearejoinedbyanItalianinterpreter,
5、whoexplainsthatBocelli’sEnglishisgoodbutshewillhelpoutwherenecessary.Inwhicheverlanguage,hespeaksslowlyandalmostinaudibly.Hehasadeep, 6)syrupyvoicebut,perhapssurprisinglyforasinger,onewithalmostnoinflection. Bocelliisafavouritewiththeladies,afactofwhichheiswellaware,al
6、thoughhehasn’tworkedoutwhy.“Therearenorulestosuchthings,”hesays,crossinghislegsandstillholdinghisheadbowed.“Itissometimesverydifficulttoexplainsomeone’s success,butIthinkIambasicallyafairlymale figure.Ifyouappreciatesomeone,it’s7)reciprocalandIappreciatewomenalot.Ialwa
7、yshave.” OnmeetingBocelli,itishardtoimaginehim 8)elicitingquitesuchafuss.Heappearsimmenselyuneasy,incessantlytwitchinghisrightlegandclas-pingandunclaspinghishands.At50,hestillsuffersacutestagefright.“Itispartofmycharacter,itwillalwaysbethere,”hesays,reachingahandtohis
8、 voluminousgreybeard. Hesayshefeelsadutytohisadmirers,yetonesensesthathisinstinctisfor9)reclusion:“Nob