Andrea Bocelli has cemented his name in music’s history, thanks to his amazing voice and stage presence. Every Andrea Bocelli concert is a unique experience, which combines classical and modern music in a hard-to-replicate, moving combination.
Andrea Bocelli’s big break came when his demo tape landed in the hands of Luciano Pavarotti in 1992. He was chosen to sing “Miserere” with Pavarotti, and the rest is history. In 1997 he recorded “Time to Say Goodbye” with Sarah Brightman; a song now widely famous. The song sold over 12 million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. In 1999 he became the first artist to hold the top three spots on the US classical album charts in November 1999, and his career went from strength to strength.
Bocelli’s 2013 album included collaborations with Jennifer Lopez and Nelly Furtado; two mainstream pop princesses. He frequently records duets with pop artists, including Ariana Grande, Nicole Scherzinger and most recently Ed Sheeran (see below) which have gained a great deal of mainstream coverage and expanded his audience. He even performed at the Leicester City premier league celebrations in 2016 for his friend Claudio Ranieri.
A History of Andrea Bocelli Concerts in Lajatico
Every year since 2006, Bocelli has performed a special concert at the outdoor Teatro del Silenzio in his hometown of Lajatico, Tuscany. Each year’s show is unique, usually the tenor performs his favourite operatic arias, and some of his own hit songs, occasionally joined by stars of the bel canto or one of the many pop/rock stars he has colloaborated with over his long career; while every 2-3 years he goes back to his roots, performing in a full opera of his choice.
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2024 The Celebration – 30th Anniversary
2024 was a year of big celebration for Andrea Bocelli, as it marked the 30th year of his career. You can read a detailed report of what happened in our blog post
2023 Mariposa
Over 10 thousand people witnessed a once again unforgettable concert, with operatic arias from Bizet, Puccini and Verdi in the first part, and pop songs with special guest Emma in the second. The theme of this year was the Butterfly, the elegance of flight
2022 Infinito
The violinist David Garrett and Italian pop superstar Claudio Baglioni were the special guests of 2022’s edition, which featured a variety of genres, ranging from extracts of famous Italian operas to contemporary pop songs.
2021 Il Mistero della bellezza
The first concert after the pandemic was an homage to dancing, with some of the biggest stars of balet dancing to Bocelli’s solos and duets with Italian and international guests
2020
In the year of Covid19, only a big field containing all the flags of the world witnessed Bocelli’s concert. You can check his peformance here. The show, broadcasted on Youtube, was an anticipation of the 2021 edition, titles “The mistery of beauty”
2019 Ali di libertà
Ali di libertà was the theme of the 2019 concert, based around the theme of flight. The first to be televised, it featured choreographies and scenographies from some of the most acclaimed artists in these fields. The special guest of this edition was Mika
2018 Andrea Bocelli and Andre Chénier
The 2018 show was a full opera – Andre Chénier by Umberto Giordano, held on two dates, 28th and 30th July. A true return to the origins for Bocelli, who started his career in opera singing.
2016 Andrea Bocelli – Le Cirque
This year’s show was called Le Cirque and was made up of the world’s most famous opera arias and some pop songs, with a spellbinding circus themed stage show of vibrant colours and backdrops.
2013 Andrea Bocelli – Presenze
The 2013 performance included a cover of “Love Me Tender” initially performed by Elvis Presley and Italian renditions of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” and Edith Piaf’s “La Vie en Rose”. Guests included tenor Riccardo Cocciante. In what has become tradition, Andrea Bocelli performed “Time to Say Goodbye” at the end of the concert.
2010 Andrea Bocelli – Stelle
Sculptures by Swiss artist Kurt Laurenz Metzler, who attended the concert, were exhibited during the 2010 edition of the concert. Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, who was also in attendance, donated a Bronze statue she had made of Bocelli, to the city of Lajatico. This year the attendance of the concert doubled to 10,000 guests. Including one of the two surviving member of The Three Tenors, Spanish Catalan tenor, José Carreras, and Italian rock singer, Zucchero.
He was also awarded the Pisano Doc, during the dress rehearsal for the concert, July 24, “in recognition for a great citizen, who with his extraordinary art and his humanity brings great prestige, honour and respect to the city of Pisa.”
2009 I Colori dell’Anima
For 2009, eight sculptures, by Hans Peter Ditzler, were placed at the theatre. Among Bocelli’s guests were opera legend Plácido Domingo, with whom he sang Nessun Dorma from Puccini’s Turandot and a duet from The Pearl Fishers. Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins, was also included in the line-up, together they performed “Time to Say Goodbye”.
2007 Andrea Bocelli in concerto
This year’s concert included performances from pianist Lang Lang, trumpeter Chris Botti, saxophonist Kenny G, singers Laura Pausini, Elisa, Sarah Brightman, and Heather Headley, conductor Bill Ross, the special guest was 14-time Grammy Award winning David Foster! Performances from Bocelli included Con te partirò, Vivo per lei, Il Mare Calmo della Sera, and The Prayer.
2006 Andrea Bocelli in concerto
At the inaugural concert of the Teatro del Silenzio, Bocelli was accompanied in performances by Paola Sanguinetti, who has had title roles in many operas, and Gianfranco Montresor, a well renowned baritone. The chorus was sung by Pisana, the Italian Philharmonic Orchestra performed the music and Marcello Rota conducted.
