On Saturday, 24 February 2024 in the evening, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performed before an almost full stadium of Dominicans signing his ballads and tunes. Bocelli sings in Spanish and Italian.
Bocelli accomplished the feat that merengue, salsa and urban music performances had done before. It was the first time that an artist performed classic music accompanied by a local symphony and filled the stadium. Carlos Bernini was the guest conductor for the Santo Domingo Philarmonic Orchestra for the performance.
The tickets for the show ranged from RD$4,000 to RD$71,000 VIP.
Diario Libre reported that the concert opened with the famed Italian tenor signing Goerges Bizet’s “L’Arlesiane” and Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Donna è Mobile” from “Rigoletto” and the aria from “The Barber of Seville” and “La Traviata“ and “La Mia Letizia Infondere” among others.
He also sang “The Merry Widow” by Franz Lehar and “La Boheme” by Giacomo Puccini and Gaetano Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment”.
Although most of the songs were sung by the artist in Italian, he pleased the local audience who also wanted to hear him in Spanish. He delighted crowds with “Vivo per lei,” originally by the Spanish group Manzalli-Mengalli-Zelli;”Granada,” “En Aranjuez con tu amor”, “Amapola” and “Bésame mucho,” connecting with the audience who were all praise and ovations.
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Diario Libre
El Dia
26 February 2024