Easter Sunday April 12, 2020
Andrea Bocelli solo: #MusicforHope
The great Duomo Cathedral of Milan - empty except for the performance. The blind singer spreads hope to a damaged world.
Over 2.5 million listened to the live stream broadcast in an eerily empty and quiet Italy - her gift to the planet suffering the viral pandemic
Track list:
Panis Angelicus (from “Messe Solennelle” Op. 12, FWV 61) César Franck
Ave Maria, CG 89a (arr. from Johann Sebastian Bach, “Prelude” no. 1, BWV 846)
Charles-François Gounod
Sancta Maria (arr. from “Cavalleria Rusticana”, Intermezzo)
Pietro Mascagni
Domine Deus (from “Petite Messe Solennelle”)
Gioachino Antonio Rossini
A Capella: Amazing Grace from the entry stairs, empty cities worldwide
"Was blind but now I see"
Update 1/20/21: "Amazing Grace" has become the anthem for the new Biden administration, a song performed at each ceremony. It's a signature for hope in the face of pandemic. Performed by Garth Brooks at the Inauguration.
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