Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli• featuring Isabel Leonard• Edward Parks• Brittany O’Connor• Paul Barris• & Amy Manford• May 17, 2023• Vivint Arena

Reviewed and Photographed by Kevin Rolfe

Photo Credit: Kevin Rolfe

It is always a big deal when Andrea Bocelli comes to Salt Lake City.  This is his third stop at Vivint Arena, his first in 2018.  Bocelli has expressed that there is something special about coming here.  He’s not wrong.  To hear one of the most renowned tenors right here in Utah is something that should never be taken lightly or for granted.  As in his past stops, Andrea Bocelli brought some extremely talented guests with him.  Vivint Arena was packed.  People were in tuxedos and ball gowns.  Some had their opera binoculars ready to go.  A venue made primarily for basketball felt much different than a Jazz game or other concerts.  There was a dignified air to the night.  It was a beautiful night of music that I’m excited to share with you.  So let’s get into it.

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Isabel Leonard w/ the Utah Symphony January 9, 2020, The Noorda

By: Kevin Rolfe

Isabel Leonard is a two time Grammy Award winning mezzo-soprano who has appeared all over the world from the Metropolitan Opera in New York to the Vienna State Opera in Austria.  And there she was Thursday evening, with our own Utah Symphony, on the stage of The Noorda Center for the Performing Arts in Orem, Utah. I don’t think we realize what an honor it is to have Isabel here in our state.  Not only did Ms. Leonard perform last night in Orem, but she will be performing at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City tonight (January 10) and tomorrow evening.

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