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Andrea Bocelli - Nessun Dorma! / Turandot
Alan Titchmarsh Interviews Andrea Bocelli and his wife & manager Veronica Berti
Andrea Bocelli - Adeste Fideles - Believe In Christmas Encore 2021
1 Rigoletto - La donna e mobile
2 La boheme - Che gelida manina
3 Pagliacci - Vesti la giubba
4 Verdi Requiem - Ingemisco
5 The Pearl Fishers - Au fond du temple saint w/ Bryn Terfel
6 Fedora - Amor ti vieta
7 Manon Lescaut - Donna non vidi mai
8 L'Elisir d'amore - Una furtiva lagrima
9 La traviata - O mio rimorso
10 Madama Butterfly - Addio fiorito asil
11 La boheme - O soave fanciulla w/ Barbara Frittoli
12 Aida - Celeste Aida
13 L'Arlesiana - Lamento di Federico
14 Cavalleria rusticana - Brindisi
15 Tosca - E lucevan le stelle
16 Tosca - Recondita armonia
17 Werther - Pourquoi me reveiller
18 Romeo et Juliette - L'amour!
19 La fille du regiment - Pour mon ame quel destin!
20 Il trovatore - Di quella pira
21 Andrea Chenier - Come un bel di di maggio
22 Turandot - Nessun dorma
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Reflecting his very first love, Opera – The Ultimate Collection is the definitive collection of Bocelli's own beloved and favorite operatic selections that have inspired his career over the years.  Bocelli explains, "The main objective of this album is to draw people closer to the opera, in particular to the whole opera. So I chose the tracks that are the most engaging the first time you hear them. I hope I have made the right choice and it encourages people to discover more."  Opera – The Ultimate Collection has been released in over 56 countries, and features prestigious figures of the classical music world including bass-baritone Bryn Terfel and soprano Barbara Frittoli, as well as such esteemed conductors as Zubin Mehta, Myung-Whun Chung, and Plácido Domingo. The album also features orchestras from all over the world, including The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra e coro del Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini di Catania, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Milano Giuseppe Verdi to name a few.  

  • Andrea Bocelli to be honored for inclusion; announces project to rebuild schools in Haiti / billboard
    Posted At: September 30, 2024 12:00 AM
    From billboard….Selena Gomez, Eva Longoria, Taraji P. Henson and the Farrelly Brothers are among past recipients of the Morton E. Ruderman Award.Paul Grein writes….Andrea Bocelli is the recipient of the 2024 Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion, which is presented by The Ruderman Family Foundation.  Bocelli is being recognized for his career, as well as for his philanthropic work through the Andrea Bo...
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  • Andrea Bocelli announces 30th anniversary concert event and film In Tuscany / udiscovermusic.
    Posted At: April 25, 2024 12:00 AM
    The three-day event, which is set for July 15, 17, and 19, will take place in Lajatico at the Teatro del Silenzio (Theater of Silence).udiscovermusic.'s Will Schube writes…Andrea Bocelli has announced “Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration,” honoring his 30th anniversary in music. The three-day event, which is set for Monday, July 15, Wednesday, July 17, and Friday, July 19, will take place in Lajatico at the ...
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  • Andrea Bocelli performs at France's 'Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes' in magnificent tribute / CHURCHPOP
    Posted At: July 17, 2023 12:00 AM
    Andrea Bocelli has been called "the fourth tenor"; the blind, Tuscan-born vocalist has emerged as one of the most popular voices in the arena of light classical and crossover vocals and has made inroads into the world of opera as well. His participation in Pavarotti's 1992 hit Miserere album and Zucchero Fornaciari's 1993 world tour brought him international attention. Bocelli has been most successful as a ...
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  • Andrea Bocelli set to perform at Louisville's KFC Yum! Center / WDRB.com
    Posted At: April 24, 2023 12:00 AM
    Andrea Bocelli, (born September 22, 1958, Lajatico, near Pisa, Italy), Italian tenor noted for his unique blend of opera and pop music. From a young age Bocelli was afflicted with congenital glaucoma. He began taking piano lessons at age six and later played flute and saxophone. At age 12 he became totally blind after suffering a brain hemorrhage as the result of a soccer accident. Undeterred by his la...
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  • Andrea Bocelli soars with 'I Believe' for award-winning 'A Home For The Holidays' special / Music Mayhem
    Posted At: December 20, 2020 12:00 AM
    From a young age Bocelli was afflicted with congenital glaucoma. He began taking piano lessons at age six and later played flute and saxophone. At age 12 he became totally blind after suffering a brain hemorrhage as the result of a soccer accident. Undeterred by his lack of sight, he studied law at the University of Pisa while singing at piano bars and nightclubs to finance his education. After obtaining hi...
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  • God Is In The TV Q&A's with Andrea Bocelli
    Posted At: December 14, 2020 12:00 AM

    World-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli released his new album Believe via Sugar/Decca Records in November and his livestreamed concert Believe in Christmas streamed globally this weekend. On Belive, Bocelli is celebrating the power of music to soothe the soul. He is joined on the record by Alison Krauss, the most awarded singer in Grammy history, for a powerful and emotional rendition of &lsquo...
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  • With 'Believe,' Andrea Bocelli earns No. 1 on billboard 'Classical Albums Chart' and his 10th 'Top10 on 'Album Sales Chart'
    Posted At: November 25, 2020 12:00 AM

    Andrea Bocelli earns his 10th top 10 on Billboard's Album Sales chart (dated Nov. 28), as his latest release, Believe, bows at No. 5. The set was released on Nov. 13 via Sugar/Decca Records, and sold 20,000 copies in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 19, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Also in the top 10, AC/DC's Power Up launches at No. 1, Chris Stapleton's Starting Over debuts at No. 2, Pentato...
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  • Andrea Bocelli announces 'Believe in Christmas' concert livestream from Teatro Regio di Parma / True Hollywood Talk
    Posted At: November 14, 2020 12:00 AM

    The incredible Italian tenor has announced a ticketed global livestream event in Believe in Christmas. Andrea Bocelli will perform live from the Teatro Regio di Parma opera house on December 12. UK fans can watch the one-off event featuring the 62-year-old with musicians and specials guests at 8pm GMT on the day. For the event, Bocelli is teaming up with creative director Franco Dragone, who is best know...
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  • Andrea Bocelli set to release "Believe' featuring; Alison Krauss and Cecilia Bartoli / KSAT.com
    Posted At: November 10, 2020 12:00 AM

    2020 has been a rough year, and Andrea Bocelli has an album to help you feel better about life. The all-star Italian tenor will release "Believe" on Friday, and it is packed with songs set to soothe the soul. The iconic Alison Krauss and Bocelli team up for a cover of "Amazing Grace" and there are also two duets with opera singer Cecilia Bartoli. The 14-track album even includes a previously unreleased s...
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  • Watch Andrea Bocelli & Cecilia Bartoli's video for new 'Pianissimo' duet / udiscovermusic.
    Posted At: October 29, 2020 12:00 AM

    Today global music icon Andrea Bocelli released a new duet, ‘Pianissimo', with internationally-acclaimed opera singer Cecilia Bartoli, from his forthcoming album Believe released 13 November 2020. The emotive and elegant song, composed by Mauro Malavasi, who has been working with Andrea for almost 30 years, was inspired by the French avant-garde composer Erik Satie. Watch the video for ‘Piani...
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  • Watch Andrea Bocelli's 'Easter Sunday: Music For Hope' livestream from Milan's 'Duomo Cathedral' / udiscovermusic.
    Posted At: April 9, 2020 12:00 AM

    On Easter Sunday (April 12, 2020), Italian tenor and global music icon Andrea Bocelli will give a solo performance at the historic Duomo, the cathedral of Milan, Italy, representing a message of love, healing and hope to Italy and the world. Bocelli was invited to give this performance by the Mayor of Milan and the Duomo cathedral during this dark time that has wounded all of Italy. He replied, "On the d...
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  • Singing with love: The Epoch Times Q&A's with Andrea Bocelli
    Posted At: March 23, 2019 12:00 AM

    Andrea Bocelli returned to The Metropolitan Opera stage for the first time in seven years on Feb. 10 and 17, inspired by the theme of love. Together with Aida Garifullina, Isabel Leonard, Nadine Sierra, Luca Pisaroni, members of the Met Orchestra, and guest conductor Eugene Kohn, the star performed iconic operatic pieces in a program showcasing "Three Centuries of Love." Bocelli was met with throngs of f...
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  • Andrea Bocelli becomes the first classical singer to top Official UK Album Chart since 1994 / CLASSIC fM
    Posted At: November 2, 2018 12:00 AM

    Today, Andrea Bocelli becomes the first classical singer to top the Official UK Album Chart since 1994, when The Three Tenors reached the top spot. Bocelli's Sì was released on 26 October and was this week battling for Number 1 against stiff competition from the soundtrack for A Star is Born – starring Lady Gaga – and Tom Odell's album Jubilee Road. Bocelli's album is his first alb...
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  • Andrea Bocelli's career celebrated on new multi-disc set - The Classical Collection / uDiscover Music
    Posted At: August 10, 2018 12:00 AM

    The new box includes six discs of the star's greatest studio classical albums plus a new collection of rarities and unreleased outtakes. A new multi-disc collection is set to celebrate the career of transcendent tenor Andrea Bocelli. Released on 10 August by Sugar/Decca/UMe, the seven-disc The Classical Collection includes six discs of Bocelli's greatest studio classical albums plus a new collection of r...
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  • Andrea Bocelli speaks with the Daily Beast
    Posted At: February 19, 2018 12:00 AM

    It's a defying-the-odds story tailor-made for the big screen: born with glaucoma, a shy and withdrawn Italian boy is stripped of his eyesight at the age of 12 following a freak soccer injury, only to grow up and become a world-renowned singer. Such is the journey of Andrea Bocelli, the 59-year-old Tuscan tenor who sold over 80 million albums worldwide, performed for presidents and popes, an...
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  • Andrea Bocelli talks new biopic with Parade
    Posted At: February 6, 2018 12:00 AM

    There's something incredibly fascinating about the extraordinary story of world-renowned opera singer Andrea Bocelli, whose blindness began with glaucoma and became complete after a soccer accident as a young boy. Bocelli's compelling life story-the Italian tenor has sold over 80 million records and has performed for popes, presidents and royalty worldwide-comes to life in theaters with The Music of Sile...
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  • Andrea Bocelli reflects on having his life on film / Los Angeles Times
    Posted At: January 27, 2018 12:00 AM

    If you really want to know about Andrea Bocelli, you should probably ask his wife the questions, the Italian tenor quips. The classical crossover star is fielding questions about his life story ahead of the release of "The Music of Silence," a new biopic that opens in theaters on Feb. 2. The movie, directed by Michael Radford and starring Antonio Banderas, is based on Bocelli's 1999 memoir of the sam...
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  • Andrea Bocelli biopic: The Music of Silence, set for release / BroadwayWorld
    Posted At: January 4, 2018 12:00 AM

    AMBI Distribution will release the upcoming drama THE MUSIC OF SILENCE in theaters and on VOD / Digital HD February 2, 2018. Based on the extraordinary true story of Andrea Bocelli, a blind boy, who against all odds becomes one of the most world renowned opera singers. To date, he has sold over 80 million records worldwide.   THE MUSIC OF SILENCE is directed by Aca...
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  • Andrea Bocelli set to perform at 2018 Global Awards / Music Week
    Posted At: December 21, 2017 12:00 AM

    The 16 categories for The Global Awards have been unveiled with a line-up that reflects its range of radio stations. The longlist has also been revealed for the awards, which range from classical music to grime. Sam Smith, Rita Ora, Kasabian, Andrea Bocelli and Martin Garrix have already been confirmed to perform at the inaugural event at Hammersmith's Eventim Apollo on March 1. The Global Awards...
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  • Ed Sheeran, Andrea Bocelli now set for 'Perfect' orchestral collab / billboard
    Posted At: December 13, 2017 12:00 AM

    You know the saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"? That does not apply to Ed Sheeran, who has successfully landed at No. 1 on the Hot 100 by transforming his hit single "Perfect" into a duet with Beyoncé and now has decided to remix the song yet again -- this time with world-renowned classical artist Andrea Bocelli. Nobody is complaining. Sheeran posted a photo walking beside ...
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  • Antonio Banderas set to star in 'The Music of Silence,' based on the life of Andrea Bocelli / Daily Mail
    Posted At: September 7, 2017 12:00 AM

    p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica; min-height: 12.0px} Antonio Banderas is set to star in The Music of Silence, based on the life of Italian classical crossover tenor, recording artist, and singer-songwriter Andrea Bocelli, and his memoires of the same title. The film co stars Toby Sebastian ("Game of Thrones") and Jordi Molla ("Bad Boys II," "Riddick," "Blow"). This film...
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  • Robot to conduct the works of Verdi alongside Andrea Bocelli / The Telegraph
    Posted At: August 17, 2017 12:00 AM

    A Swiss humanoid robot is to conduct a Tuscan orchestra in the works of Verdi alongside Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. The robot, called YuMi, will be the closest a humanoid has come to mastering the nuances of a human orchestra director when he performs.  "YuMi has a very high level of fluidity of gesture, incredible softness and expressive nuancing," said Andrea Colombini, the director of the Teatr...
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  • PBS: Great Performances features Andrea Bocelli -- Landmarks Live in Concert / All Access Music Group
    Posted At: June 18, 2017 12:00 AM

    Andrea Bocelli -- Landmarks Live in Concert -- A Great Performances Special will premiere on PBS, FRIDAY, JUNE 30th at 10p (ET/PT). The special features an artist or band performing at a legendary destination of personal significance. The series is hosted by, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer CHAD SMITH, who conducts one-on-one interviews with the artists exploring their favorite locations around each Landma...
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  • Andrea Bocelli will play Zagreb Arena to mark International Women's Day 2018 / Croatia Week
    Posted At: June 14, 2017 12:00 AM

    Famous Italian tenor and singer-songwriter Andrea Bocelli has confirmed he will perform a concert in the Croatian capital Zagreb next year. Bocelli, who became blind at the age of twelve following a football accident, will perform at Zagreb's Arena on 10 March 2018. The concert, which will mark International Women's Day, will be Bocelli's fourth appearance in Croatia, after concerts in Zagreb in 1999 and...
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  • Andrea Bocelli set for Amway Center / Orlando Sentinel Q&A
    Posted At: February 8, 2017 12:00 AM

    Andrea Bocelli, will present a Valentine's concert of arias, movie music and the world's most famous love songs on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Amway Center in Orlando. He'll be joined by Tony-winning actress Heather Headley ("The Lion King," "Aida"), soprano Elisa Balbo and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Bocelli, who has sold more than 80 million albums, marked the 20-year anniversary of the relea...
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  • Andrea Bocelli's battle with blindness inspires big-screen story / theguardian
    Posted At: December 4, 2016 12:00 AM

    He is the golden-voiced Italian tenor who overcame blindness and other extreme obstacles to find success on the world stage, selling more than 80 million albums. Now Andrea Bocelli, 58, has inspired one of Britain's leading film directors to tell his extraordinary story on the big screen. The singer has asked only that his blindness not be portrayed as a disability. The Music of Silence is being shot by ...
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  • Andrea Bocelli re-releases 'Romanza' and 'Time to Say Goodbye' / BBC interview
    Posted At: November 22, 2016 12:00 AM

    Twenty years ago, Andrea Bocelli released his landmark album 'Romanza' - catapulting him to stardom with the iconic song Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partirò). To celebrate the milestone moment, Bocelli has re-recorded the hit tune for a special 20th Anniversary Edition of the album. The original was the bestselling Italian album of all time, and the single Con Te Partiro from the album is ...
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  • Antonio Banderas to star in Andrea Bocelli biopic / Hollywood Reporter
    Posted At: November 11, 2016 12:00 AM

    Famed Italian tenor and singer-songwriter Andrea Bocelli is getting the biopic treatment, with Antonio Banderas set to star. The Music of Silence, being directed by Michael Radford (The Postman, The Merchant of Venice), will see Bocelli, who went blind at the age of 12 before going on to sell more than 80 million records worldwide, tell his own story in the form of an autobiographical novel, naming his a...
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  • Andrea Bocelli: 'I hope my music has evolved' / MSN
    Posted At: September 29, 2016 12:00 AM

    Andrea Bocelli was born on September 22, 1958 in Lajatico, Tuscany, Italy. As a child, he learned to play the piano, flute and saxophone. Visually impaired from birth, Bocelli became blind at the age of 12 following a soccer injury. His big break came when a demo tape landed in the hands of Luciano Pavarotti. His 1995 album Bocelli did well in Europe and 1999's Sogno became an international hit. He r...
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  • Andrea Bocelli & Latin Recording Academy join forces to launch 'Best New Artist' in Europe / billboard
    Posted At: August 5, 2016 12:00 AM

    Italian music icon Andrea Bocelli is joining forces with the Latin Recording Academy to give the 2016 Latin Grammys best new artist winner the opportunity of a lifetime. The winner -- to be announced during the 17th annual Latin Grammy Awards on Nov. 17 -- will have a chance to perform at the renowned Ischia Global Film & Music Festival in Italy in 2017. "Now it's not only about the nomination or...
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  • Happy 90th birthday Tony Bennett. Watch 'Stranger In Paradise' vid with Andrea Bocelli / CLASSIC fm
    Posted At: August 3, 2016 12:00 AM

    Tony Bennett turns 90 today – August 3. Born Anthony Benedetto, he went back to his Italian roots in 2011 when he took a trip to opera star Andrea Bocelli's home to record this classic duet: a unique version of Stranger in Paradise from the musical Kismet , set to the music of Borodin. Apart from being Italian, Bennett has a curious connection with opera. Not only did he initially consider bein...
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  • Andrea Bocelli and Lang Lang join this year's Milan Expo
    Posted At: May 1, 2015 12:00 AM

    Italy opened the Milan Expo 2015 to the public on Friday as organizers expected 20 million visitors over six months. The inauguration ceremony featured a spectacular concert by tenor Andrea Bocelli, Chinese pianist Lang Lang and a performance by the city's renowned La Scala opera. Rome was expecting to earn 10 billion euros through increased tourist revenues and potential investment. The theme fo...
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