World-renowned tenor and multi-awarded artist Andrea Bocelli is now in the Philippines for a one-night concert at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Tuesday. The Italian artist arrived in Manila at around 10:00 AM on Tuesday on board a Turkish-registered private jet from Oman with wife Veronica, daughter Virginia and his mother-in-law.
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Andrea Bocelli arrived at the airport where a red carpet was laid out at the Asian Aerospace hangar inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport complex, where a luxury sedan waited and took them to a hotel in Makati.
The Italian tenor left the hangar but before he proceed to his destinations with his family he spoke to reporers and left a message for his fans. He was quoted as saying “I have beautiful memories and I hope to meet many people tonight,” he said.
This is the second time that Andrea Bocelli visited the Philippines, the first time that the world-renowned tenor visited Manila was way back the year 2004.