- 2011
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- Andrea
begins the year with the
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concert comprising classical songs in four
languages, so-called “Lieder.” He begins the
series with three celebrated concerts in the
most prestigious concert halls of Germany, in
Munich, Berlin, and Hamburg,
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he completes it triumphantly at the Metropolitain
Opera in New York. A recording of this
extraordinary repertoire is offered for download
on the Internet.
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- This
year’s concert tour starts on Valentine’s
day in Florida,
and then in March and April brings Andrea first
to South
America, later in May to Asia,
and finally in June to Israel.
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- At
the dream wedding of Prince Albert from Monaco
with Charlene Wittstock in July, Andrea sings the
“Ave Maria” during the celebration.
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In
the same month, Andrea gives a concert at the
impressive thousand-year-old setting of the Teatro
Greco in Siracusa in Sicily. At the Teatro
del Silenzio in his home town this year,
Andrea makes only a guest appearance at the
Italian-Chinese spectacle “Bravo China.”
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- In
September one of the most special events of
Andrea‘s entire career takes place: A colossal
concert before an audience of 70,000 spectators in
Central Park, New York! The event is captured live
for CDs and DVDs: “Concerto:
One Night in Central Park.”
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- In
autumn, numerous worldwide appearances follow,
among them the 50th anniversary of “Songs of
Praise” and “Children in need” in Great
Britain, the “Carmen Nebel Show” in Germany,
“Jay Leno” and “Dancing with the stars”
in the USA, and “Che tempo che fa” and a
“TG Speciale” in Italy.
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concert year is finished with concerts in Oman,
in Brasilia
(100,000 spectators!), and in the USA
in November and December.
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Another
very important event of the year however is the
birth of Andrea’s own charity foundation, the
Andrea Bocelli Foundation. A major fundraising
gala with many celebrities takes place in Los
Angeles in December. More than one million
dollars are raised to support the many charity
projects of the new foundation. Detailed
information also in English is available at www.andreabocellifoundation.org
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- In
December, the Grammy
Museum in Los Angeles presents a limited-time
exhibit, “Andrea Bocelli: The Story of a Voice,”
dedicated to Andrea’s personal life and career,
showing for example many never before published
photographs and many things that played an
important role in Andrea’s life.
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