Such a concert would likely attract a big crowd. Bocelli has legions of fans who are attracted by both his singing and his life story — he lost his eyesight at age 12 but went on to complete law school before developing a singing career — and the tenor's recordings are top sellers in their genre. (Four of the top ten titles on last week's Billboard classical crossover chart are his.)
Bocelli's admirers don't tend to be opera mavens, however. His occasional appearances in fully-staged opera and on complete opera recordings (he has made half a dozen of them) have received a chilly reception from classical music critics and hardcore voice fans.
