PBS TV: Great Performances with Andrea Bocelli

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**PBS TV: Great Performances with Andrea Bocelli Friday, June 30 at 10PM **

The international superstar performs at Florence’s historic Palazzo Vecchio.

Andrea Bocelli – Landmarks Live in Concert – A Great Performances Special continues the new Landmarks arts strand on Friday, June 30 at 10 p.m. on PBS (Check local listings.) Landmarks Live in Concert special features an artist or band performing at a legendary destination of personal significance. The series is hosted by, Chad Smith, the drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers who conducts one-on-one interviews with the artists exploring their favorite locations around each Landmark.

In addition to his numerous international awards, Bocelli is both a Grammy and Emmy nominated artist as well as one of the most successful and best-selling singers in the history of classical-crossover music. In this special performance from the spectacular Palazzo Vecchio in Florence Italy, Bocelli is joined by world renowned conductor Zubin Mehta, sopranos Carly Paoli and Maria Aleida, baritone Gianfranco Montresor, and violinist David Garrett. Host Chad Smith takes an up-close and personal tour of Bocelli’s villa in Tuscany as well as the City of Florence . . .

As the sun finally sets on Florence, Smith’s day winds down with a visit to the most famous landmark in Florence, the Duomo Cathedral (construction began 1296 and took 150 years to complete). With longtime Bocelli family friend Stefano Gabrielli as his night life guide to Florence, Smith shows us a bit of Florence at night and finally ends the day with “a dinner” at the famous Cammillo restaurant in the heart of the city.

Musical program

“Amor, Vida De Mi Vida”

“O soave fanciulla” from “La Boheme” (with Maria Aleida)

“O sole mio” (with David Garrett)

“Libiamo ne’ lieti calici” from “La Traviata” (With Carly Paoli)

“Time To Say Goodbye” (With Carly Paoli)

“Au fond du temple saint” from “The Pearl Fishers” (with Gianfranco Montresor)

“Nessun dorma” from “Turandot”

pbs.org/wnet/gperf/andrea-bocelli-landmarks-live-concert/6929/

 

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**PBS TV: Great Performances with Andrea Bocelli Friday, June 30 at 10PM **

The international superstar performs at Florence’s historic Palazzo Vecchio.
pbs.org/wnet/gperf/andrea-bocelli-landmarks-live-concert/6929/

Thanks for the post. I’ll have to watch it (or record it on DVR) goes well with a glass of scotch.