concert in Iceland, Reykjavik

[jezabel66a]

Concert- Iceland.


http://dejavufilms.net/


Afiche publicitario.

[jezabel66a]

ICELAND CONCERT TODAY

http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandrev ... _id=293084

[annacelli]

Some concert reactions I have found on a forum...interesting to read

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=21564904

[justlaura]

Some concert reactions I have found on a forum...interesting to read

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=21564904

Ha! One of the posters wrote that "He sold 5000 tickets in our tiny country with only 300 000 inhabitants. Which means that 1 in every 60 Icelanders was at the concert."

[annacelli]

I hope the link works....

http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx

[westsiderny]

Give us a hint, Annacelli. I opened the page but I don't see the name of Andrea anywhere. I clicked on Entertainment but, niente!

The anxious WSNY asking...

[jezabel66a]

Yes, I don't see nothing. ANNACELLI, please!

Alguien tiene noticias del concierto de ayer? se hace dificil la busqueda...

[annacelli]

Hopefully a direct-working-link:
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdispla ... d&cid=3102

otherwise:
http://www.mbl.is/mm/mogginn/
In the upper right corner yousee the front page of today's newspaper MORGUNBLADID with a picture of Andrea

otherwise a Googlesearch: MORGUNBLADID online

[westsiderny]

Thanks, Annacelli. I got it with the first link.! Another great photo for "The Collection"!

[Elsa]

Hello from Iceland !
Decided to send you some details from the concert in Reykjavik..
The concert was just incredible. It was far beyond all my expectations and much more..
Our new sports arena, Egilshöll, turned our to be a good place for a Bocelli-concert.
It was warm inside, the seats were comfortable,.. our programs waiting there for us...
two huge screens and the stage lighted in a beautiful violet colour. And later on, we found out that
the sound system was exellent in the house.
It was strictly forbidden to tape the concert and also to take photos.. it should be complete silence
for the artists.. and it was.
And what a magic the concert was.. It was like Andrea did captive us from his first moment on the stage.
He was beautiful dressed, in a black tuxedo and a white bow tie, with very short beard.
I liked the voices of Daniela Bruera very much. She was dressed in red.. tall and elegant.

And the program really was a dream come true :

Bizet: L'Arlesienne Farandole (the orcestra )
Tosti : La serenata ( A. Bocelli )
Rodrigo : Aranjuez ( A. Bocelli )
Bizet : LPearl Fisher´s ( A. Bocelli and G. Montresor )
Gounond : Romeo and Juliette, Je veux vivre ( D. Bruera )
Bizet : Carmen prelude ( orcestra )
Gastldon : Musica proibita ( A. Bocelli )
De Curtis : Non ti scordar di me ( A. Bocelli )
Bizet : Carmen , Votre toast ( G. Montresor )
Puccini : Tosca, E lucevan le stelle (A. Bocelli )
Puccini : La bohe´me ( duett. A. Bocelli and D. Bruere )

Intermission

Verdi . Rota Valzer ( orcestra )
Anicello : Vieni sul mar ( A. Bocelli )
Lara : Granada ( A. Bocelli )
De Curtis : Tu ca nun chiagne ( D. Bruera )
D'Anzi : Voglio vivere cosi ( A. Bocelli )
Bixio : Mamma ( A. Bocelli )
Rota : Amarcord (orcestra )
Tosti : Marechiare ( A. Bocelli )
Cannio : O, surdato ´ nammurato ( A. Bocelli )
De Curtis : Torna a Surriento ( A. Bocelli )
Verdi : La Traviata Brindisi ( duett A. Bocelli and D. Bruere.

The encores :
O, sole mio ( A. Bocelli and D. Bruera )
The Prayer ( A. Bocelli )
Con te partiro ( A. Bocelli and D. Bruera )

What a wonderful concert all of them gave us this evening !
After each song it was a long sincere applaud and for the last two encores, it was a standing ovation..
Afterwards on the stage, the artists receiwed bouquets. Andrea did wave his flowers and gave us a sweet smile
as he walked of the stage.. I just hope he felt our adoration and gratefulness...
I have never heard Andrea in such a voice. His voice really was divine ... I cannot find any better word over it.
His interpretation did go direct to your heart.. and each song became his own masterpiece.

[westsiderny]

Wonderful report... short and sweet!. Thank you very much, Elsa!

[Southerngirl]

Thank you, Elsa. Great descriptive report, you did a wonderful job! I'm so glad you got to see him. We now get him for a short while.

Thanks, again.

[jezabel66a]

Thank you, ELISA.

[jezabel66a]

Sorry! No quise cambiar tu nombre...ELSA

[carolina1954]

Thanks for your report, Elsa.
All classical then, nice.....is that what people want in Iceland?
Is he more popular for these types of songs?

I would love to hear him sing "Non ti scordar di me"

[Yakima]

Elsa... thank you very much for your report on the concert. It sounded wonderful as it should be.

[Elsa]

Thank you, Westsiderny, Southerngirl , jezabel66a, Carolina1954 and Yakima for your kind words...

I read in the Icelandic newspapers that the concert audience were about 6000 , relatively many young people . But like always on a Bocelli concert, you see people of all age there.. The writings about Andrea have been very nice ; they say he is a very generous man and not demanding at all ...that he is the most famous performing tenor in the world today.. "the people's tenor" following in the footsteps of the late Caruso and Pavarotti.. And so.. the little details.. I heard in the radio that Andrea wanted his expresso in a porcelain cup ..
After the concert I have seen one review from the concert. The reviewer gave the concert 4 stars of 5 possible.. His complains were mostly about the difficult traffic around Egilshöll !
And yes, Carolina. I would say classical music is quite popular in Iceland. And Andrea is known here for his opera singing not less than for his lighter songs...

[carolina1954]

Espresso in a porcelain cup....love it !
Nice to have these little snippets, thanks Elsa.

You read so many times that he is not demanding at all, very refreshing after you read about the excesses of some other so called "stars".