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Andrea Bocelli April 2010 events". Bocelli.de. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 . Retrieved 6 June 2012.

Interview: Andrea Bocelli, opera singer". The Scotsman. 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015 . Retrieved 14 December 2013. On 10 and 11 October he performed at Petra, singing " Dare to Live" with Laura Pausini, as well as performing "E Lucevan le Stelle" from Tosca. On 19 October, he sang " 'O surdato 'nnammurato" and a duet of "Non Ti Scordar Di Me" with Cecilia Bartoli, both from the Incanto album, during the ECHO Awards in Germany; and later presented the soprano with an ECHO award. On 24 October, he performed at Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, as a tribute to the city, where he celebrated the Italian release of Incanto. Performing with him were flautist Andrea Griminelli, Italian pop singer Massimo Ranieri and soprano Cecilia Bartoli, with Steven Mercurio conducting the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. [79] On 31 October, he performed a solo version of "The Prayer", as well as " Because", a song from Incanto, live on The Oprah Winfrey Show. [80] a b "2006 tour (1)". bocelli.de. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006 . Retrieved 21 January 2008. Catching up with the Bocellis via Zoom from Italy, the tenor called the album’s short turnaround time a miracle: The family recorded their vocals at the start of summer. But according to his son, there was a silver lining. On 5 June 2022, Bocelli performed Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" during the BBC's Platinum Party at the Palace, one of the celebrations of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. [160]

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On 7 August 2008, he held a benefit concert at Medjugorje, Bosnia Herzegovina, and was accompanied by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. [75] Then, during the rest of August, he was on tour in Australia and New Zealand for the third time. [75] Tina Arena performed with him in all 5 concerts during the tour. [77] From 10 July to 27 August, he appeared in a guest role for seven performances of The Merry Widow at the Verona Arena. [30] [39] As the "Tenor Conte Andrea" he performed three arias: " La donna è mobile" from Verdi's Rigoletto; "Tu, che m' hai preso il cuor" from Franz Lehár's Das Land Des Laechelns and "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from Verdi's La traviata. [39] On 10 September, together with soprano Daniela Dessì and two Polish singers, he performed at the Great Theatre of Łódź in Poland. From 7 October to 19 November, he made his United States operatic debut in Jules Massenet's Werther at the Detroit Opera House with the Michigan Opera Theater. [30]

On 12 March, Bocelli made an appearance on Skavlan, in Oslo, Norway, to promote his upcoming Scandinavian tour, giving a rare interview to the show's host Fredrik Skavlan, and later performing "Voglio Vivere Cosi", from his 2008 album Incanto, with Norwegian Boys' choir, Sølvguttene. [87] [91]Every year, we go together to mass in the morning,” Bocellisays. “This, for me, is the only important thing for Christmas." a b c d e f "Bocelli 2006 Chronicle". bocelli.de. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011 . Retrieved 21 January 2008. During a 2009 performance in New York, the music critic Steve Smith wrote "For cognoscenti of vocal artistry the risks involved in Mr. Bocelli's undertakings, both then and now, need no explanation. Substantial technical shortcomings masked by amplification are laid bare in a more conventional classical setting. Mr. Bocelli's tone can be pleasant, and his pitch is generally secure. But his voice is small and not well supported; his phrasing, wayward and oddly inexpressive." [173] Cobo, Leila; Cantor-Navas, Judy (24 April 2014). "Marc Anthony's Salsa Revival Sweeps Billboard Latin Music Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018 . Retrieved 7 December 2017.

a b "ECHO Klassik 1997 winners" (in German). ECHO. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009 . Retrieved 20 January 2008. Live with Faith Hill & David Foster". oprah.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008 . Retrieved 31 October 2008.a b "Bocelli tops Classical Brits". BBC News. 23 May 2003. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014 . Retrieved 9 December 2013. In November 2020, Bocelli released an album, Believe. It was in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and featured recent pandemic related songs. live concert2008/6". Bocelli.de. 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011 . Retrieved 24 December 2008. Hayley Westenra to perform at Bocelli concerts in Taipei". focustaiwan.tw. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012 . Retrieved 28 January 2012. John Legend and Carrie Underwood Set for All-Star Halftime Show". NBA. 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008 . Retrieved 20 January 2008.

Bocelli married Veronica Berti on 21 March 2014 at the Sanctuary of Montenero in the coastal town of Livorno, Italy. [188] The couple lives in Forte dei Marmi on the Mediterranean. Bocelli's first wife and two sons live in the couple's previous residence in the same comune, in Versilia. [162] Bearn, Emily (26 February 2003). "Operation Bocelli: the making of a superstar". The Age. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017 . Retrieved 10 December 2013. Andrea Bocelli in Carmen at the Teatro dell'Opera". Molto Italy. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013 . Retrieved 28 July 2013.

Bocelli, A. (2002). The music of silence: a memoir. Waterville, ME: Thorndike Press. ISBN 9780786239009. Large print edition.