Singing has always been a spiritual affair for Andrea Bocelli. This holiday season, it’s a family affair as well as Bocelli embarks on a tour with his 25-year-old son Matteo and 10-year-old daughter Virginia. Both are featured on Bocelli’s latest album, A Family Christmas, and will appear at MGM Grand Arena to accompany their father on songs from that recording as well as duets Bocelli made famous with prominent chart-topping vocalists.
It’s likely that Matteo will handle the Ed Sheeran end of “Perfect Symphony,” the 2017 hit that is currently Andrea Bocelli’s top streaming pop song. The Italian tenor played classical guitar as Virginia covered Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” at the White House this past Christmas and will likely do the same if “Away in a Manger” is on the holiday concert setlist.
Father and daughter sing together on “Over the Rainbow” from A Family Christmas, and the three Bocellis join voices for “Feliz Navidad.” The first single from the album, “The Greatest Gift,” is another sure bet to hear live, but there are some nonholiday songs that Bocelli will deliver to fans with pleasure.
“Time to Say Goodbye (Con Te Partirò),” the song that introduced Bocelli to millions of listeners, is rarely left out of a performance, and “Fall on Me,” the song that introduced Matteo to the world in 2018 via the end credits of 2018 Disney film The Nutcracker and The Four Realms, has special significance that assures it a place in a Bocelli family concert.
Bocelli, who last appeared in Vegas at MGM Grand in February for his In Concert For Valentine’s Tour, describes Matteo’s voice as technically different from his own but similar in attitude. Virginia has the voice of an angel. The passion Bocelli’s children will draw out of him with their presence promises an unforgettable experience for the Bocelli faithful.
MGM Grand, Dec. 3, starting at $113 plus tax and fee. ticketmaster.com
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