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August 27, 2003
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concert in Cairo
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in a theater set up in the
archeological zone
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part of the presentations of the new Cairo
International Song Festival
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"mission
of friendship"
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soprano:
Maria Luigia
Borsi
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violin: Ruth
Rogers
conductor: Marcello
Rota
Orchestra of
the opera of Cairo
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- moving Fan report at
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September 18, 2003
"Bocelli at the
Pyramids"
on RAI due, Italian TV, transmission of the
concert
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- (Short interview the day before the concert,
shown at the begining of the broadcast):
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- Giancarlo Giannini: The most beloved Italian artist
in the world, Andrea Bocelli, was in the country of
the Nile for the first time for a concert that has
become an event - both because of the great
participation of the public and dignitaries, as well
as for the choice of repertoire that ranges among some
of the most famous operatic arias, ballads, and
Neapolitan songs.
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- Andrea Bocelli: It might seem strange, but having
traveled the world, Egypt remains one of the few
places where I've never been, and where I've dreamed
of coming since my school days - so I think that it's
a unique influence.
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- GG: In the theater, clothed in the magical
background of the Egyptian pyramids and the mythical
Sphinx, there have been many concerts in the
chronicles of music, from voices like that of Frank
Sinatro to the baton of Riccardo Muti - and naturally
the splendid investments of operas, beginning with Aida
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shadow of the millenial history of the pyramids. The
Tuscan tenor didn't want to miss an excursion to the
fascinating world of ancient Egypt with a private
visit to the famous archeological museum of Cairo.
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- AB: I was very lucky, because I had a guide who was
a university professor of Egyptology, so it couldn't
have happened better than this, and today I truly
learned many things. I always try to add something new
to the concerts. The new thing this time will be the
duet from the third act of Aida, because here in Egypt
it couldn't be anything but this.
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- (Aida duet)
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- (Toward the end of the concert):
- GG: Once again the operatic arias, the ballads,
interpreted by Andrea Bocelli, have accomplished the
miracle of speaking to the heart of the people,
extending a bridge of emotion between the cultures of
very diverse countries.
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- AB: I think that every artist sends hidden messages
this way that go directly to the heart of the people.
I think that when you do this work with much passion
and you also have a little fear, like I have, the
affection is almost an automatic thing; it basically
comes back to you.
- (La vedova allegra duet)
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- (After the concert):
- GG: The concert has finished in an embrace from the
audience, and it asks for a last encore. Two songs
that have enchanted the stages of the entire world.
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- AB: It will remain an extraordinary memory. But then,
a career is one exam after another, one chain of exams
that must be overcome every time. So how can one
explain the feelings? There are no words, because this
is a place that...whichever adjective we can find just
isn't enough, because how do you describe it? You have
to see it. In short, itspeaks for itself!
- (La Preghiera)
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- Italian transcript: A. Eywo
- Translation: M. Morgan
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