For the centenary of Giacomo Puccini’s death, Disney and Giunti Editori paid tribute to the great opera composer with a celebratory volume entitled “Paperpuccini”. Among its protagonists, alongside Mickey Mouse, is Andrea Bocelli, who in his Disney version becomes the character Andrea Vocelli.
To mark his 65th birthday, the book “Andrea Bocelli: essergli accanto” (Gruppo Albatros Il Filo), edited by Giorgio De Martino, was published. A documentary retracing his extraordinary career was also announced.
On October 25, 2024, the double CD “Duets” was released, collecting all the greatest duets Andrea Bocelli has recorded throughout his career, along with exceptional new collaborations. The album immediately swept the US charts: No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart and No. 1 on the Classical Crossover Albums chart. He thus became the only artist in the world to have reached the top of the US charts 22 times (classical) and 16 times (classical crossover).
At the 49th Toronto International Film Festival (September 5–15, 2024), “Because I Believe”, directed by Cosima Spender, was officially presented. The Italian-American documentary tells the story of Maestro Bocelli’s life behind the scenes, with previously unseen footage, interviews and clips spanning his entire extraordinary artistic life, both public and private.
To celebrate thirty years of his career, 2024 saw a series of celebratory concerts that have already earned their place in the history of the great live music events of the twenty-first century. Among them, the concert in London’s Hyde Park on July 5 and the triple appointment at the Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico, Tuscany, on July 15, 17 and 19. There, more than forty thousand people from all over the world gathered to applaud and celebrate the Maestro, together with artists such as José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Ed Sheeran, Lang Lang, Laura Pausini, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, Russell Crowe and many others.
On June 14, Maestro Bocelli gave a recital at Borgo Egnazia, in Apulia, to close the G7 summit, in honour of the world leaders attending. He also performed with great success at the G7 Culture meeting in Pompeii (September 19–21), accompanied by the Nuova Orchestra Scarlatti, while at the G7 Tourism meeting in Florence (November 13) he took part both as musical guest and as a speaker.
On March 10, 2024, he was a guest at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, where he sang with his son Matteo the world premiere of a new version of “Con te partirò / Time to Say Goodbye”, specially rearranged by Hans Zimmer.
On February 1, 2024, in Washington, Andrea Bocelli once again took part in the National Prayer Breakfast, where he sang in the presence of President Biden, among others.
