The tour will begin on Oct. 13. in Milwaukee and make its way to the Allstate Arena the following day. This tour will also be Bocelli’s first time performing in Kansas City and St. Louis.
Bocelli’s “Believe” album, which was released in November 2020, includes “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” “Hallelujah” and many more songs.
The Andrea Bocelli Foundation and the tour has partnered with PLUS1 to empower communities struggling with poverty, illiteracy, social exclusion and illness by donating $1 for every ticket sold.
Bocelli tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2020, but had a “swift and full recovery” and shared the news with fans a few months later.
“The pandemic which has shaken the world has also affected — albeit mildly — me and certain members of my family,” Bocelli’s statement read. “I certainly didn’t want to unnecessarily alarm my fans and also wished to protect my family’s privacy.”
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Italian opera star hits the high notes in world-first AlUla concert
Italian opera tenor Andrea Bocelli enchanted an audience in AlUla on Thursday in what is believed to be the first-ever performance within the walls of the ancient desert city.
In his third performance in the Kingdom, Bocelli serenaded a limited number of concert-goers at the heritage site due to social distancing measures, but the concert was no less mesmerising than his previous shows at Maraya Concert Hall as part of the Winter at Tantora Festival.
The biggest surprise of the evening was the tenor’s 9-year-old daughter Virginia Bocelli, making a Middle East debut with her father on the stage playing the guitar and singing the lyrics the iconic Leonard Cohen song “Hallelujah”.
The master tenor delivered a stripped- back set with musicians from the Arabian Philharmonic, and special guests Loren Allred, Matteo Bocelli, soprano Francesca Maionchi and Eugene Kohn at the piano.
The spectacular backdrop to the concert and the response of the audience left him eager to perform in other Saudi cities.
“It is rare to perceive such a strong empathy such as that experienced in your land,” Bocelli told Arab News.
Bocelli’s performance to fewer than 300 people is believed to be the first within the walls of the ancient desert city of Hegra.
