The Music of Silence

Based on a book of the same name, this movie tells the story of opera star Andrea Bocelli. The movie begins in childhood, when Andrea found his voice. As a young adult his voice changed, and he gave up singing. 

In his university years he began to sing again, in a piano bar. Every expert that comes to see him sing declare that he could never be an opera singer. 

One day, a piano tuner comes to the bar. He's seen Andrea perform, and urges him to study with a vocal coach. He then begins to study with the vocal coach, which was painstakingly detailed.

One of the tenets of singing is, ironically, silence. Many professional singers maintain complete silence on days that they will perform, saving their voice for their performance.

At the end of the film there are videos of Bocelli's life, including performing in operas, a feat that no one thought a blind singer could do. 

Amazing performances from Tony Sebastian, who plays Bocelli, and Antonio Banderas as his vocal coach.

Now streaming on Netflix, 4 stars.