Sept. 6 – It’s been only a year since Andrea Bocelli performed in Portofino in a maxi – concert that included “My Way,” “Senza Fine,” “Anema e Core,” “Quizas Quizas Quizas,” “Champagne,” “La vie en rose,” “Something Stupid,” “Besame Mucho,” “Love Me Tender,” and “Roma nun fa la stupida stasera.” The concert was organized by Sugar and the city of Portofino, which for the occasion set up a theater with 400 seats. And today, music and pictures of the event are ready to go around the world. Andrea Bocelli’s unique voice, combined with some of the greatest music of all time (including Ennio Morricone, Elvis Presley, Fred Hammond and exceptional content duets with Caroline Campbell, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Botti, Sandy and Veronica Berti) were brought together in a single project, a CD + DVD, titled “Love in Portofino,” out worldwide on October 22. The package proposes the live exhibition mixed with the studio versions of the pieces, while the DVD contains images of the August 2012 concert, with Bocelli accompanied on the piano by David Foster and a 40 piece orchestra, in front of prestigious international friends, colleagues and admirers such as the Oscar winner Michael Caine, Paul Anka and Ornella Muti. The CD “Love in Portofino ” also contains live performances of important Italian and international songs, recorded for the first time during the concert: “Sarà settembre (September Morn)”, “Era già tutto previsto”, “Tristeza”, and “Qualche stupido ‘Ti amo’,” the Italian version of ” Somethin ‘ stupid,” performed exceptionally with Bocelli’s girlfriend, Veronica Berti. But the album will also be an opportunity to listen to some songs from his last recording project, “Passion” and a duet with Jennifer Lopez in ” Quizás , Quizás , Quizás ” and the one with Chris Botti in ” When I fall in love,” and ” Love in Portofino “,” Perfidia,” “A mano a mano…” “Love in Portofino ” is Bocelli’s largest international project after ” Passion ” which dominated the charts all over the world, staying in Billboard200 for over two months. Bocelli has enjoyed great popularity for nearly two decades all over the world, dominating the international charts with every record release.
