Friar Alessandro Brustenghi talks to Classic FM's Anne-Marie Minhall in a revealing interview about his youth and his journey towards music The headline-grabbing story of the monk who signed a ...

“Listening to his debut recording is a highly satisfying experience,” writes theartsdesk’s classical CD reviewer Graham Rickson. “Hedges’ arrangements are invariably discreet and sensitive, and ...

A Franciscan Friar, Alessandro Brustenghi, from the original friary founded by Saint Francis of Assisi: the Porziuncola in Assisi, has signed a global record deal. Alessandro is the first Friar in the ...

Today, Decca Records/Universal Music releases Voice From Assisi, the recording debut from Franciscan Friar, Alessandro Brustenghi. Friar Alessandro is the first Friar in the history to land a major ...

Alessandro Brustenghi grew up in Assisi, Italy, in a family of agnostics. Dinner-table conversation has a distinct lack of God-talk. One day, he experienced something very powerful and began to ...

Friar Alessandro record 'Voice of Assisi' has been recently nominated for the Classic Brit Awards. All of his earnings are destined to help the poor. In this interview, recorded while he was on tour ...

An Italian Franciscan Friar who is a world renowned recording artist will be among the guests at next month's Christmas carol service hosted by the Pro Bono Choir at St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast.

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Decca Records/Universal Music announces the global signing of Franciscan Friar, ...

One of Kerry's finest sacred spaces welcomed celebrated Italian tenor, Friar Alessandro on Sunday, April 17, as he treated his massive audience in St Mary's Cathedral to a stellar performance of some ...

A friar's personal take on some favourites from the choral canon. Album of the Week, 8 October 2012. "Music matters to me because it's a direct line to God." Listening to Friar Alessandro speaking ...

The 34-year-old from Assisi was spotted by Decca's Mike Hedges, who was travelling through Italy hunting around for a new tenor. Brustenghi is not a conservatorium-trained singer. At the age of 19, he ...