Concerto: One Night in Central Park is a live album by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.Andrea Bocelli Concerto: One Night In Central Park CD & DVD Set for November 15 Release
The album was recorded September 15, 2011, during a concert at Central Park's Great Lawn in New York City. Guest performers included Celine Dion, Tony Bennett, Chris Botti, Bryn Terfel, Pretty Yende, and music producer David Foster.
PBS announced that it would broadcast the concert nationwide, as Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park.PBS Announces Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park, The Tenor’s Free Concert With New York Philharmonic and Special Guests PBS.org
Immediately upon release, the album entered the Billboard Top 10 and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
Background It was announced that Bocelli would give a free concert, sponsored by Barilla, in September 2011, on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York City. After the announcement, Bocelli declared, "I cannot help but smile when thinking about the upcoming concert in Central Park. It was my father's dream, and my father was right, because my artistic path would have been entirely different without the strong and sincere embrace of this extraordinary city where everything is possible, even when it seems impossible." Bocelli continued, "My father will not be there, but I can count on his blessing and his kind and gentle smile to give me courage. My mother, sitting in the front row, will feel my father too, and they will be together again just like when I was a little boy performing on the fireplace steps. Perhaps they had secretly dreamed that I might have the opportunity to perform in New York City, and maybe right here in Central Park."
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, "The Great Lawn in Central Park is one of the most remarkable and beautiful outdoor venues in the world and it is a great pleasure to welcome Andrea Bocelli back to New York to perform there. This free concert will be a memorable cultural moment for the thousands of New Yorkers and visitors that will watch the event live in the park, and many, many more through the broadcast by WNET."
New York City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe said, "I join the Mayor and all New Yorkers in thanking Andrea Bocelli and all involved in making a beautiful autumn evening full of splendor and world-class music possible, in one of the most cherished outdoor places in New York City. From the Great Lawn in the heart of Manhattan to the Great Performances series on WNET, where millions more will be able to share this gift, it will be a very special occasion. A million thank yous. Grazie mille!"
During the concert that took place September 15, a rainy day, Bocelli was accompanied by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by its music director Alan Gilbert, and the Westminster Symphonic Choir. He was joined on stage by singers Celine Dion, Tony Bennett, Bryn Terfel, Ana María Martínez and Pretty Yende, instrumentalists Chris Botti, and Nicola Benedetti, and producer David Foster.
The concert took place September 15, and was attended by 70,000 people, including Mayor Bloomberg, Sting and Donald Trump.Trumps Trump Each Other at Andrea Bocelli Central Park Concert
Release and promotion Tickets for the concert at Central Park were made available August 4, 2011, following Bocelli's performance on Today, and the 60,000 tickets were sold out within the next few hours.Andrea Bocelli's Central Park concert is a sell out Los Angeles Times The CD and DVD were released in over 70 countries,Andrea Bocelli Biography – A record-breaking artist Andrea Bocelli Foundation Official website. on November 15, 2011.
In November he performed "More" at the Alan Titchmarsh Show in the United Kingdom, and Dancing with the Stars in the United States,Beloved Tenor Andrea Bocelli Set for National TV Appearances in Support of Andrea Bocelli Concerto: One Night in Central Park, Yahoo! Finance and "Amazing Grace" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Bocelli later made television appearances include BBC Breakfast and the televised concert, Children in need, at the MEN Arena, in Manchester,Andrea Bocelli, Jessie J, Jamie Cullum and Kelly Rowland join BBC Children in Need Rocks Manchester BBC in the UK, and Good Morning America and The Talk, in the States, which aired in December.
Bocelli gave 5 concerts in the United States in December. In the meantime, the concert at Central Park, hosted by American journalist Paula Zahn, was airing throughout the United States and Canada, by PBS, on THIRTEEN's Great Performances series, and in Italy, by Rai 2 and Sky Uno.
In February 2012, Bocelli gave three Valentine concerts, including one at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, setting the all time ticket sales record by besting the previous record set by pop singer Lady Gaga.Bocelli Sets Amway Center Ticket Sales Record
In November and December 2012, he returned to the US to perform in six concerts.
Tour dates Date City Country VenueFirst Leg: North American Christmas ConcertsDecember USA Tour Official German websiteDecember 1, 2011ColumbusUnited StatesNationwide ArenaDecember 2, 2011Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterDecember 4, 2011TampaSt. Pete Times ForumDecember 10, 2011Las VegasMGM Grand Garden ArenaDecember 11, 2011AnaheimHonda CenterSecond Leg: North American Valentine ConcertsValentine's concert tour Official German websiteFebruary 10, 2012AustinUnited StatesFrank Erwin CenterFebruary 12, 2012OrlandoAmway CenterFebruary 14, 2012SunriseBankAtlantic CenterThird Leg: UK and Ireland Fall ConcertsUK, Ireland Fall Tour Official German websiteNovember 6, 2012DublinIrelandO2 DublinNovember 8, 2012Belfast Northern IrelandOdyssey ArenaNovember 10, 2012BirminghamEnglandLG ArenaNovember 11, 2012LiverpoolEcho ArenaNovember 14, 2012LondonThe O2 ArenaNovember 15, 2012Fourth Leg: North American Fall ConcertsUS Fall Tour 2012 Official German websiteNovember 23, 2012San JoseUnited StatesHP PavilionNovember 24, 2012Las VegasMGM Grand Garden ArenaNovember 28, 2012HoustonToyota CenterNovember 30, 2012DallasAmerican Airlines CenterDecember 2, 2012RosemontAllstate ArenaDecember 5, 2012BrooklynBarclays Center
Box office score data Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenueVerizon CenterWashington, D.C.11,713 / 12,560 (93%)$2,058,345St. Pete Times ForumTampa12,560 / 12,900 (97%)$2,109,295MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas11,530 / 12,220 (94%)$2,405,217Honda CenterAnaheim10,092 / 11,460 (88%) $1,869,710Frank Erwin CenterAustin9,830 / 10,902 (90%)$1,630,337Amway Center Orlando10,526 / 11,601 (91%)$1,620,171BankAtlantic CenterSunrise13,312 / 13,312 (100%)$2,209,915The O2 ArenaLondon22,298 / 24,234 (92%)$3,293,450HP PavilionSan Jose11,821 / 12,440 (95%)$1,716,348MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas11,142 / 12,282 (91%)$2,206,376Toyota CenterHouston12,162 / 12,764 (95%)$2,084,373American Airlines CenterDallas12,672 / 13,165 (96%)$1,987,681Allstate ArenaRosemont13,307 / 13,307 (100%)$2,277,227Barclays CenterBrooklyn13,275 / 13,275 (100%)$2,522,257Total176,240 / 186,281 (95%)$29,990,702
Commercial performance Concerto: One Night in Central Park entered the Billboard 200 at No. 4 with 87,000 copies sold, becoming Bocelli's sixth top 10 effort, while My Christmas, his 2009 album, climbed from No. 62 to 36, with 17,000 copies sold, up 83% from the previous week.Drake's 'Take Care' Blasts Onto Billboard 200 Billboard On its second week, the album fell to No. 14, with nearly 65,000 copies sold, down 25%, while My Christmas fell to No. 50, with 23,000. copies. On its third week, Concerto returned to the top 10, jumping to No. 8, with 61,000 copies, down 6%,Michael Buble's 'Christmas' Jingles at No. 1 for Second Week Billboard while My Christmas rebounded to No. 17 with 35,000 copies sold, making Bocelli the only artist with two albums in the top 20 that week.Michael Buble's Christmas Tops Billboard Again MTV The following week, Concerto jumped two spots to No. 6, with 79,000 copies sold, up 14%,Michael Buble Holds On To 1 Billboard Slot MTVMichael Buble's 'Christmas' Stays Atop Billboard 200, Black Keys Hit No. 2 Billboard while Bocelli continued to be the only artist with two albums in the top 20 for a second consecutive week, as My Christmas also rose to No. 16, with 49,000 copies sold.Billboard 200 – 2011-12-24 Billboard In its fifth week of release the album sold 76,000 more copies, down 3%, sliding just two positions to No. 8 on the chart,Michael Buble's 'Christmas' Hits Fourth Week at No. 1 Billboard while my Christmas fell to No. 19, with 48,000 copies sold, giving Bocelli yet another week with 2 albums in the Top 20. On its sixth week of release, the live album dropped to No. 13,Billboard 200 – 2012-01-07 (No. 1-20)Billboard while the Christmas album dropped to No. 36,Billboard 200 – 2012-01-07 (No. 21-40 Billboard slipping to No. 2 on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart after spending 3 straight week a top the chart.Top Pop Catalog Albums – 2012-01-07 Billboard Selling a total of 460,000 copies in less than 2 month in the States, Concerto was the 8th best selling album during the 2011 holiday season.
The album entered at No. 17 on the UK Albums Chart, spending the last 6 weeks of 2011 in the top 30 of the chart. With 154,800 copies sold by year end, it finished at No. 77 on the Top 100 Best Selling Albums of 2011 list. The album also topped the Classical Compilation Albums Chart of the Official Charts Company.
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Peak positions Chart (2011–2012)PeakpositionAustralian Albums ChartARIA Report. ARIA. Retrieved February 14, 2014.77Australian Classical Albums Chart4Austrian Albums Chart38Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)49Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)43Canadian Albums ChartCanadian Albums Chart – Biggest Jump Billboard16Dutch Albums Chart30French Albums Chart132Finnish Albums Chart34German Albums Chart, November 22, 2011.23Hungarian Albums Chart12Irish Albums ChartIreland Albums Top 75, November 24, 2011.16Italian Albums ChartClassifica albuma FIMI (Italian)) , November 27, 2011.9Mexican Albums Chart95New Zealand Albums ChartConcerto – One Night in Central Park chart peaks22Norwegian Albums33Portuguese Albums ChartTop Oficial AFP A&E19Polish Albums ChartPolish Album Chart OLiS, 21/11/2011 to 27/11/201139Spanish Albums ChartPromusicae – Top 100 Albumes Semana 46: del 14.11.2011 al 20.11.2011 Productores de Música de España73Swedish Albums Chart17Swiss Albums Chart61Taiwanese Albums Chart2UK Albums ChartUK Albums Top 40, November 26, 2011.17US Billboard 200 Chart4US Classical Albums ChartUS Classical Albums Week of December 03, 2011 Billboard1
Year-end charts Chart (2011)PositionHungarian Albums Chart54Italian FIMI Albums Chart24UK Albums Chart77Chart (2012)PositionCanadian Albums Chart"Top Canadian Albums: Best of 2012". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.47 Hungarian Albums Chart38US Top Billboard 200 Albums"Top Billboard 200: Best of 2012". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.42US Top Classical Albums"Year-End Top-Selling Classical Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.1
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