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invisible to the eyes." Antoine
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singer, at the Italian song
Festival of San Remo, where the young artists Allunati and
Jacqueline Ferry sing for his newly founded record label, Clacksong.
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In April
he presents his "new life with Veronica" in an
exclusive interview with the Italian
magazine Chi
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May his second complete opera, Tosca,
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high positions.
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the occasion of a private benefit gala for the Royal National Institute for
the Blind, UK, Andrea sings
in front of Great Britain's Royal family.
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day later, on May 22, he receives two awards for Sentimento at the Classic Brits 2003 in London’s Royal Albert
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selling classical album and Album of the year (people’s
award).
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unique
duet from Bizet’s Pearlfishers, "Au fond du temple
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of Night in Tuscany, on
May 24 Andrea performs in concert
in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, with soprano Maria
Luigia Borsi, soprano Lucia Dessanti, baritione Soo Kyung Ahn, and
violinist Ruth Rogers, accompanied by Maestro Marcello Rota and the
Orchestra Città di Pisa. The
concert is a benefit for the Arpa Foundation.
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in May, on the 27th, among many famous artists from all
over the world, he once again is invited to Pavarotti
& Friends in
Modena and sings a medley of Neapolitan songs together with Maestro
Pavarotti.
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June Andrea
continues his Sentimento
tour in Athens and Cyprus.
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August 11 in Jesolo,
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the Italian Adriatic coast, during a solemn
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section of the way along the beach (lungomare)
is named after him. At the same time www.bocelli.de
also receives an award.
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a summer break, at the end of August until October, Andrea
continues his World Tour
in the capitals of Europe
and in Cairo.
He is accompanied by Maria Luigia Borsi, Ruth Rogers and
Marcello Rota
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September he takes part in a concert for the Ministers of Justice
and of the Interior of the European Union at the Auditorium in
Rome and sings for them from the romantic arias of Giacomo Puccini
to Neapolitan songs up to a duet with Alexia: a special version of
Modugno's "Nel blu dipinto di blu"
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October Andrea has to say farewell to another important mentor in
his life: Franco Corelli dies at the age of 82.
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- Ana Maria Martinez
or Kallen Esperian
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Great Britain he wins the
- ITV
National Music Awards as
- "Favourite
Specialist Performer"
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By
the end of the year, Andrea once again is the No. 1 on
Billboard's Top Classical Artists recap
- As the year
ends, Bocelli has the
distinction of having two albums in the
top 10 of the Top Classical Titles chart, "Sacred Arias: Special
Edition"
at No. 10 and "Sentimento," which has remained a best
seller since its
bow in November 2002, at No. 1.
Thanks to Bocelli, Philips wins the
No. 1 spot on the Top Classical
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by Bocelli.de. Assurances for the
complete accuracy of some of the details cannot
be given.
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