- I
was in Rotterdam by 4 in the afternoon and was picked up from the
station by
- my
foster
daughter's niece Ingrid, we went to their place to eat,
freshen up a little,
- and
make myself 'beautiful' (big
wink !).
-
- Her
husband took me to the Ahoy-building, I was there at about a quarter
to seven,
- the
concert would start at eight, so enough time to find my seat, go to
the toilet,
- (very
important!) and look for the Bocelli
merchandise.
- At
first I could not find it, but I could not imagine it not
- being
there, and luckily I found it and purchased a very beautiful
photobook,
- and....
a T-shirt!
- It's
beautiful, black, with the 'Amore'- pic on the front, and sparkling
silver
- letters
that spell his name.
-
- So,
I got to my seat, with my Bocelli T-shirt
on of
course,
- (saw
NO ONE else wearing one !!??), and settled down
- with
my book, my handbag, my binoculars and.......... waited.
- I
was on my own, sitting on the side of the 1st
floor, with just 2 seats
next to
- me,
but apparently
these people did not show up, (!!!!!!!) so I had the whole
- row
to myself! ;-)))
-
- So,
finally the concert started, with a piece played by the orchestra,
Danza Slava 2.
- Then
Andrea came on stage, my oh my, he is SO handsome in his Armani tux
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
- When
he started to sing, with a very loud, long note, it was like a sigh
went through
- the
whole audience, and everybody seemed startled with the beauty, strength
and power of his voice!
- He
captured the whole audience
immediately !!!!!!!
-
- He
sang: Brindisi, O Soave Fanciulla, Votre Toast (I
think), Di Quella Pira, Terzetto.
- And
together with the tenor, Gianfranco Montresor, the Pearlfisher's
Duet !!!!!!!!!!
-
- I
was a bit disappointed he did not sing E Lucevan le Stelle, even if
it was announced
- in
the program, which
is my favourite classical piece by Andrea.....
- After
the intermission it was Vieni sul Mar, Granada,
Mama, Funiculi Funiculà.
-
- Then
there was again a small intermission, filled with a piece of the
orchestra,
- and
Andrea returned in................... woohoo........... his WHITE
jacket !
- Which
brought him great applause!
- He
started joking in English, saying as we could see he changed his
jacket, NOT
- because
it was dirty, but because he wanted to change the setting of the
concert,
- for
now he was going to sing some 'Amore" songs,
because this album
- has
been SO well received in Holland.
- Standing
ovation of
course !!!!!!!!!!!!
-
- He
started of with Besame Mucho, and also sang Somos Novios,
- Because
we Believe (no
Marco Borsato this time I am sad to say).
- This
was according to
the program.
- BUT,
he ALSO sang: The Prayer (SO
beautiful, just Andrea singing the song solo,
- no
duet!),
Solamente una Vez AND Can't help falling in Love
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- He
sang for about 15 to 20 minutes longer then he was supposed to !
-
- About
halfway through
this part of the concert, Andrea and the conductor were getting
ready to
- start
another "Amore"-song, the crowd had become very quiet, and
suddenly, from
- somewhere
in the crowd a voice cried out, ever so loudly:
- "ANDREA,
I LOVE YOU", which
brought the greatest smile on Andrea's face,
- I
have EVER seen (through
my binoculars fortunately, thank God I had
- them
with me, and was looking through it when this happened!!!)
and the whole
- crowd
started clapping and cheering
for this person, AND for Andrea!
- He
looked ever so pleased with it !!!!
-
- And
of
course he finished off with Time to say Goodbye, he sang it
mostly alone,
- the
soprano only accompanied him a little in the chorus, and so did the
choir,
- which
was SO beautiful, had never heard this song with a choir before!
-
- When
Andrea was singing Time to say Goodbye, I phoned my
sister-in-law and good
- mate
Sonja, who has recently lost her 18-year-old
daughter, and played this song on the funeral,
- so
she could listen too, which
she very much appreciated I heard later on.....
- Brought
back some memories, and I teared up completely......
-
- And
when he was finished the crowd gave him yet another standing ovation,
we
- clapped
and shouted as if we would NEVER let him go, but unfortunately, we
had to...... :-(((
-
- In
the beginning of the concert he looked nervous, with clinched fists,
but very
- early
on he became more and more relaxed, and was really having some
serious fun, he MUST
- have
felt how much we love him!
- And
after EVERY piece he sang, he reached out for the conductor's hand,
and they
- held
it firmly, both with BIG smiles on their faces !!!!!
- I
could see him much closer up with my binoculars, and every time I
did, and saw him,
- my
heart seemed to skip a beat, and when the concert was over,
I left the building TOTALLY in awe...
-
- And
I still am, being home again for several days now.
- Thank
God my cat is getting a little better every day, she decided to stay
- a
little longer with us, so I can remain in the Bocelli-zone longer.....
and enjoy the
- concert
over and over again in my mind........
-
- Anyone
else know this 'sinking feeling' one gets, when realizing
that what one has anticipated
- for
sooo long, is already behind you ????
- Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...............
-
- Oh
well, there's always next time, one can hope, and I also hope
- this
time it won't take him as long as 4 years to come back.......
-
- When
God created Andrea Bocelli, He was just showing off !
BLESS U, @FIJNTJE
-
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- Anvers , 12 novembre 2006
- Du délire !!
Une « standing ovation » pour commencer , une « standing
ovation » pour terminer ! Et au milieu ? Rien que
du bonheur ….
- Plus
svelte ( mais oui ! ) , le cheveu juste à la bonne longueur ,
souriant , plaisantant même … : cet homme-là possède un
charme à nul autre pareil ! Et la voix ? Ma foi , c’est
LA voix ! Tantôt puissante et tenant des notes « intenables »
( la peur au ventre , je me dis : mamma mia
, c’est trop , il va « casser » ! ) , tantôt
vibrante , sensuelle et tendre , tendre ….à vous mettre le cœur
en miettes … ! Quel magicien es-tu donc , Andrea , pour nous
faire ainsi éprouver tant de bonheur et tant d’émotions , pour
nous donner cette impression , chaque fois , que cette fois , c’était
encore mieux que celle d’avant ?
- Et cette
fois encore , tout était parfait , TU étais parfait …jusqu’au
salut final , que j’adore , tant il est simple et vrai , le geste
du bras d’un ami qui part , mais qui semble dire « je
reviendrai » …
- Je
t’ai emporté dans mon cœur , petit rayon de soleil qui réchauffera
mon hiver , en attendant l’été prochain .
- Ciao ,
Andrea , rendez-vous à Lajatico …
- Grazie..
- Annie
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