Where’s Bocelli? Serenading Saudi
mainFrom Arab News:
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…
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”.
Good for him. He should take them for all the money he can
Where’s Muti?
In Japan, for 3 weeks, attending to his private family business, also known as the RM Academy.
The great Maestro refused to come back in the summer at Ravinia because the return to the city wouldn’t be “grandiose enough”. He wants Chicago in supine adoration when he comes back. Only and rigorously in the big Hall, in the fall.
The CSO keeps paying his very well deserved multi-million $ salary.
Chicago, you were called City of the Big Shoulders.
“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”.”
I bet that went over big-time in Saudi Arabia.
The photo of AlUla shows a stunning background. What a remarkable place. And I was about to send a cheeky comment about Petra being in Jordan.
Italian Opera Tenor?
I was wondering about that too. I guess he sings “opera songs.”
I wish I could have watched it. By the time that I saw the information it was finished. Does anyone know if there is a video
Unfortunately I missed it because I read about it after it ended and looked fabulous. Is there a video to watch?
It’ll turn up on YT eventually. There IS a picture there of him in a keffiyah from a previous appearance…
Lousy singer, lousy regime.