Italian music icons mark 30‑year milestones

Tenor Andrea Bocelli commemorates three decades since his breakthrough album Romanza with two collector‑edition releases. The first, Romanza (30th Anniversary), arrives on 25 September and adds previously unreleased material, deluxe vinyl and a signed lithograph. The second, Rarities: Collector’s Edition, will be issued on 20 November and features unpublished recordings from Bocelli’s personal archive.

In Catania, guitarist Andrea Quartarone celebrates the 30th anniversary of his Guitar Academy, highlighting over 1,500 alumni, a European teaching certification and a patented method. The event featured guest Stef Burns, longtime guitarist for Vasco Rossi, who praised the Sicilian audience and performed with Quartarone’s students.