{"id":38458,"date":"2020-12-09T10:19:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T06:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=38458"},"modified":"2020-12-09T10:19:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T06:19:33","slug":"andrea-bocelli-dubai-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/video\/andrea-bocelli-dubai-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Bocelli Shared A Stage With Israeli Performers At Dubai Opera For One Magical Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a night.<\/p>\n<p>Last night, a &#8216;Celebration of Peace&#8217; stunned a partly-filled auditorium at Dubai Opera. Where Israeli delegations joined the audience and for the first time, Israeli performers wowed a UAE crowd.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;For many years, we&#8217;ve been disconnected, how can we work together if we don&#8217;t understand our cultures?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Israeli singer-songwriter Idan Raichel performed alongside Nadreen Qadri and a host of performers before the guest of honour, Maestro Andrea Bocelli took to the stage alongside Soprano Talia Or.<\/p>\n<h2>The crowd stood still when Andrea Bocelli took to the stage<\/h2>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did this just happen. Stunning performance by Andrea Bocelli and Jewish composer Idan Raichel sharing a stage in Dubai for &#39;A Celebration of Peace&#39; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lovindubai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lovindubai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DubaiOpera?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DubaiOpera<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g4NKgCRAqu\">pic.twitter.com\/g4NKgCRAqu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lovin Dubai | \u0644\u0648\u06a4\u0646 \u062f\u0628\u064a (@lovindubai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lovindubai\/status\/1336387374188797954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The Israeli Opera was originally scheduled to perform, however, one musician tested positive for COVID-19<\/h2>\n<p>Idan Raichel described the turn of events which lead to this historic performance<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"\">Sunday morning I received an urgent call from the President\u2019s House, followed by a conference call with the Chairman of the Israel Export Institute. One of the musicians of the Israeli Opera tested positive for COVID-19 and the entire Opera is being quarantined. Their show planned for Tuesday night will probably be cancelled.<br \/>\nThey ask me if I can put together a show that will be suitable for the audience in Dubai, within 48 hours. I said that I have the most talented people in the world in \u201cThe Idan Raichel Project\u201d and they will be able to bring Dubai the most vibrant and beautiful colors of Israel.<br \/>\nWe organized the team in record speed and got on a flight &#8211; Nasrin Kadri,Mark Kakon, Avi Wassa, Maya Avraham, Eyal Sela, Ofer, David, Ziv Rahav (Uzi), Barak Levi (Burekas), Yaniv Sati, Dana, Giza and, yallah &#8211; \u201cGood Evening Dubai!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2020\/12\/09100822\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-09-at-10.08.07-AM.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>Their performance was followed by a magical session from Bocelli, the Italian Opera singer and songwriter, who has been completely blind since the age of 12, is one of the world&#8217;s most renowned opera performers<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The moving performance included his greatest hits Bizet, Ouverture Carmen, Di Capua, O sole mio and Sartori, Time to say goodbye <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7KJJNvoRYU\">pic.twitter.com\/7KJJNvoRYU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lovin Dubai | \u0644\u0648\u06a4\u0646 \u062f\u0628\u064a (@lovindubai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lovindubai\/status\/1336551658411749377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>A tribute to the world&#8217;s most beloved tenor was presented on the Burj Khalifa and Bocelli reshared it on his Insta<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2020\/12\/09094921\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-09-at-9.48.32-AM.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What a night. 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