10.01.2006
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
Release of the operas “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci”.
07.27.2006
Lajatico
Over 5,000 people attended one of the most exciting events of the year. The voice of Andrea Bocelli mingled with the fragrances of newly harvested wheat and a light evening breeze, along with the voice of the soprano Paola Sanguinetti and the baritone Gianfranco Montresor.
09.06.2006
Avery Fisher Hall
Andrea achieves another prestigious goal through his performance at the Avery Fisher Hall of New York, accompanied by the extremely famous New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
03.01.2006
Grande ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana
During the last night of the Sanremo Festival, Andrea is awarded the official Italian honour of “Grande Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana”.
02.2006
Olympic Winter Games In Torino
In February Andrea sings at the closing ceremony of the XX. Olympic Winter Games in Torino/Italy for a TV audience all over the world “Because we believe” from his latest CD “Amore”.
11.01.2006
Amore
“Amore” marks a record new entry on the American charts run by Billboard magazine, reaching number two in the first week and also reaching the top of the charts all over the world: from the United States to Hong Kong, from Mexico to New Zealand, Great Britain and of course Italy.
01.01.2006
Latin Grammy
The album receives 2 nominations at the Latin Grammy: “Best Male Pop Vocal Album” and “Best Engineered Album”.
01.01.2006
Under the desert sky
The DVD UNDER THE DESERT SKY, recorded at Lake Las Vegas with a repertoire taken from “AMORE”, sets a new record: it is the first musical dvd+cd to simultaneously reach number one in the DVD charts and 14th position in the CD charts for record sales in the United States: The DVD becomes the best-selling musical DVD in 2006 selling over 1 million copies.
01.01.2006
5 Million Copies Sold
More than 5 million copies of the album “AMORE” are sold.
