Surprised On Stage, Andrea Bocelli Sings Instead Of His Son Matteo: "It's Always My Turn ...". What Happened

A surprise performance by Andrea Bocelli Sunday evening on the stage of the Versiliana in Marina di Pietrasanta for the concert show “Note d’Autore”, evening dedicated to Giancarlo Bigazzi. The tenor appeared Replacement for his son MatteoShe got stuck in Germany because of one flight cancelled.

The unplanned

The music of Bigazzi, between anecdotes and stories, was the protagonist thanks to the great voices that took turns on stage to pay homage to the creativity of the lyricist and author of many hits: from Michele Zarrillo to Aleandro Baldi, Giovanni Caccamo, Francesca Alotta, Fellow, Valentina Galasso and Cecile. Also present was Marco Falagiani, who performed on the piano the pieces co-written with Bigazzi from the soundtrack of the Mediterranean film that earned him a Golden Globe. Absent precisely because of a canceled flight, the young Matteo Bocelli, replaced by his father, who got ready to go on the Versiliana stage and sing, thus offering the audience an excellent program.

The irony of Bocelli’s father

«It happens that in life it is usually the children who replace the fathers, in this case it is always up to me – Andrea Bocelli ironically pointed out – it is I who have to replace the child; I feel sorry for all the part of the fair sex that Matteo was expecting, being young and handsome, but I have to sing what he should have been singing and I had to pass in my car when I came here ». Bocelli on piano, then sang “Ci vorrei il mare” and then “Con te partirò”, to a relative standing ovation from the audience.