Luca Rosseti
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If you still have money left over from holiday shopping during Black Friday weekend, consider splurging on seeing Andrea Bocelli.
Bocelli does an annual winter tour with the first stop on Thursday, Dec. 4, at American Airlines Center. Most fans of his had already marked this date, but surprisingly, a significant number of tickets are still available to see one of the most popular classical artists in modern music.
In 2026, Bocelli will embark on a North American tour for the 30th Anniversary World Tour of Romanza. The 1997 compilation album is considered Bocelli’s breakthrough project and his most commercially successful ever. It is both the best-selling Italian-language album and the best-selling predominantly non-English language album of all time.
Starting on Feb. 7, 2026, he’ll hit cities like Columbus, Tampa, Raleigh, Birmingham, Nashville and Chicago.
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To run down the stats, Romanza sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. It earned platinum and diamond certifications in over 20 countries, including triple platinum in the U.S.
For the album’s 20th anniversary edition, the original album was remastered and included three bonus tracks.
Bocelli was involved in a landmark cultural and spiritual event in September, co-directing and singing at Grace for the World, a celebration of music and human connection live from Vatican City. It was visually stunning with drone light shows, and immediately drew you in; his voice was just as powerful as it had been during his younger years.
Bocelli also appeared on Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter VI. Wayne wanted to prove that he could rap on anything, tapping Bocelli to provide vocals on “Maria.” It’s such a bizarre pairing, but hip-hop and classical music have been married before by the likes of Gucci Mane.
Wyclef Jean, who played a major role in Tha Carter VI, told Rolling Stone that he traveled to Italy to obtain permission to sample “Ave Maria.” When he told Bocelli the story of Wayne surviving a self-inflicted gunshot at age 12, he was so moved that he sang an original re-recording.
“It’s one of them records that I feel is going to stop time,” Wyclef said.
The Dallas show – and the other cities, including two at Madison Square Garden, marking over 25 years at MSG – will be conducted by Maestro Steven Mercurio. Tickets are available at www.andreabocelli.com/tickets, with 300-level seats priced at $117.45 at the American Airlines Center.
