Andrea Bocelli – Believe World Tour 2023

Andrea Bocelli will perform on Friday, September 1, and Saturday, September 2, 2023, starting with 9.30 pm, on the magical stage of Teatro Antico (Ancient Theater), in Taormina.

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ANDREA BOCELLI

Andrea Bocelli was born on September 22, 1958, in Lajatico, Tuscany. At an early age, he was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma, and became completely blind at the age of 12, after a football accident.

His big break came when he recorded the song Miserere for Zucchero. The recording was sent to the tenor Luciano Pavarotti, for whom the track was originally written, and Pavarotti encouraged Zucchero to use Bocelli for the song.

In the end, Bocelli and Pavarotti performed Miserere together, which became a European hit.

In 1994, Bocelli competed in the Sanremo Festival. That same year, he released his first album in Italy, Il Mare Calmo Della Sera.

He scored a major hit in Europe with Con Te Partiro. The song later became a popular duet with Sarah Brightman, under the title Time to Say Goodbye, which was included on his 1997 album, Romanza.

Over time, Andrea Bocelli recorded 17 solo studio albums of both pop and classical music, 3 greatest hits albums and 9 complete operas, selling over 90 million records worldwide.

His last album to date is Believe, released on November 13, 2020.

THE VENUE

The Ancient Theater of Taormina is an ancient Greek theater built around the third century BC. With a diameter of 120 metres, the theater is the second largest of its kind in Sicily, after the one in Syracuse, and is frequently used for theatrical performances and concerts.

The Ancient Theater is located about 450 meters away from Porta Messina, the main entrance to the historical center of Taormina. Near Porta Messina, there is also a bus stop to the Taormina-Giardini railway station.