Andrea Bocelli writes to freed Israeli hostage

Andrea Bocelli writes to freed Israeli hostage

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norman lebrecht

December 21, 2023

The Italian tenor, hearing that 85 year-old Yaffa Eder kept herself sane by humming his songs while in Hamas captivity, has written her a personal letter on her release.

‘I truly never would have thought that my humble voice… could one day turn out to be so important,’ he writes. ‘I hope to be able to meet you one day and to sing just for you.’

‘What an honour!’ cries Yaffa.

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Comments

  • Brian says:

    What a heart-warming story, both about the power of music to comfort and about how connected the artist and the audience are to one another.

  • Virginia says:

    Beautiful man! Beautiful song! Courageous woman. They will meet one day!

  • Paulo says:

    Bocelli is Great Singer but also a great Human Being!

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