Teatro del Silenzio
The Teatro del Silenzio is an open air amphitheater located in the city of Lajatico – the hometown of Andrea Bocelli – in the Tuscany region of Italy. In 2006, Bocelli convinced the municipality of Lajatico to build this outdoor venue whose structure utilizes the natural formations of the hilly landscape. Bocelli contributed greatly to its construction.
Bocelli, the honorary president of the theater, performs an annual concert there every July; the theater is silent for the rest of the year.
People
Andrea Bocelli is honorary president of Teatro del Silenzio with Fabio Tedeschi, the mayor of Lajatico, president; and Enrico Fabbri, the boss of Fabbri, vice-president.Concerts
The Teatro del Silenzio annually hosts a concert in July. The concert includes performances by Andrea Bocelli and other guests. To date there have been 13 concerts from 2006 to 2018.2006
The inaugural concert occurred 27 July 2006, and was performed in front of over five thousand people and included performances from the following.- Andrea Bocelli
- Paola Sanguinetti
- Gianfranco Montresor
- Pisana Chorus
- Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana di Piacenza
- Marcello Rota
2007
The second concert took place lelas clasico. The planned rehearsal the previous night was cancelled due to heavy winds, but the concert itself went ahead and included performances from pianist Lang Lang, trumpeter Chris Botti, saxophonist Kenny G, singers Laura Pausini, Elisa, Sarah Brightman, and Heather Headley, conductor Bill Ross, the special guest was 14-time Grammy Award winning David Foster. Performances from Bocelli included Con te partirò, Vivo per lei, Il Mare Calmo della Sera, and The Prayer. Heather Headley was the other half of the duet in both Vivo per lei and The Prayer. Elisa performed La voce del silenzio, Laura Pausini sung Vivere, while Sarah Brightman performed Time to Say Goodbye as a duet with Bocelli and Canto della terra. Dueting with Bocelli on their respective instruments other performers included Lang Lang, Kenny G, Chris Botti, and David Foster playing Because We Believe and a medley from Amore.Vivere Live in Tuscany, the DVD of the concert was released January 29, 2008.
2008
Four One Music & Events organized the third concert on 20 July 2008.- Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta
- Sinfonietta Orchestra of Rome
- Nicola Piovani
- Roberto Bolle
- Noa
- Jake Zyrus
2009
For 2009, eight sculptures, by Hans Peter Ditzler, were placed in the theater. The concert took place on July 18. Among Bocelli's guests were Plácido Domingo, with whom he sang "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's Turandot and a duet from The Pearl Fishers, and Katherine Jenkins, with whom he sang "Time to Say Goodbye".2010
Sculptures by Swiss artist Kurt Laurenz Metzler, who attended the concert, were exhibited during the 2010 edition of the concert, and Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, who was also in attendance, donated a Bronze statue she had made of Bocelli, to the city of Lajatico, in the afternoon just before the concert.Bocelli held the fifth edition of the Teatro del Silenzio, on July 25, to an audience of 10,000, double the amount of the first edition of the annual Festival, held in 2006. His guests included one of the two surviving member of The Three Tenors, Spanish Catalan tenor, José Carreras, and Italian rock singer, Zucchero.
He was also awarded the Pisano Doc, during the dress rehearsal for the concert, July 24, "in recognition for a great citizen, who with his extraordinary art and his humanity brings great prestige, honor and respect to the city of Pisa."
2012
The edition was held on July 12, 2012.2013
The 2013 edition of the annual concert was held on July 13, 2013. Numbers included a cover of "Love Me Tender" initially performed by Elvis Presley and Italian renditions of Frank Sinatra's "My Way" and Edith Piaf's "La Vie en Rose". Guests included tenor Riccardo Cocciante. As is tradition, Andrea Bocelli performed "Time to Say Goodbye" at the end of the concert.2015
The 2015 edition of the concert was the first time that a full opera was performed, the Turandot by Giacomo Puccini. Bocelli played the role of Calaf.2016
The 2016 edition of the concert themed 'Le Cirque' was held on July 30, 2016 with a dress rehearsal open to the public on July 29, 2016. The performance mostly consisted of selections from some of the most well known operas with a few 'pop' numbers in the mix. Andrea Bocelli was joined by the legendary South Korean lyrical soprano, Sumi Jo as well as Leo Nucci, Gianfranco Montesor, Svetla Vassileva, Tiziana Carraro, Frederico Longhi, Giuseppe Raimondo, Carmelo Corrado Caruso, Paulo Pecchioli, and I Cantori di Burlamacco. The program was as follows:Part 1
- 'La Strada' di N. Rota
- 'Pagliacci' di R. Leoncavallo – Prologo e Vesti la Giubba
- 'Carmen' di G Bizet – Les voici
- 'Aida' di Verdi – Gran Finale Atto 2
- 'Danza delle Spade' di A. Khachaturian
- 'La Frza Del Destino' di Verdi – Invano Alvaro
- 'Sunrise' di G. Allevi
- 'La Danza' di G. Rossini
- 'Andrea Chenier' di U. Giordano – Si, Fui Soldato e Vicino a te S'aqueta
- 'Marcia dei Gladiatori' de J. Fucik
- Il trovatore' Verdi – L'onda de' suoni mistici/Di quella pira
- 'La Boheme' Puccini – Atto 2
- 'Nelle tue Mani'