ENJOYING THE HIGH LIFE AT HER VILLA IN ITALY, SOPRANO
CARLY PAOLI
ON FAMOUS FRIENDS, FINDING ROMANCE AND HOW
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS
(LEFT) WHITE DRESS: FLAVIA PADOVAN
ROMA. (RIGHT) DRESS: VICTORIA
HACKETT
Carly with her parents Paul and Tina, her four-year-old niece Francesca and 11-year-old nephew Cole. “I love how my niece is now watching the same Disney films that inspired my love of music,” she says
From grand palaces to vast arenas, Carly Paoli has performed at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, where famous fans have included the Prince of Wales and the Pope, but as we talk at her family home in Puglia, the soprano tells us of her latest – and rather unusual – audience… of fishermen.
“When I am here, I love to throw open the windows and sing across the water. It is amazing how the sound travels.
“We are situated in a national park on rocks overlooking the sea, so there is nothing around us, and when boats pass by it is incredible how I can hear the fishermen talking, so I am pretty sure they can hear me singing at the top of my voice as well,” she tells us with delight.
It is obvious why 32-year-old Carly and her parents, “my complete momager” Tina and her dad Paul, were so enamoured with the location of this property when they first saw it six years ago.