Bocelli

Last week in a Barnes & Noble, I commiserated with a young cashier, suggesting that the blaring, flatulent sound of Il Divo—four Bocelli sound-alikes for the price of one—getting pumped into the store might legally be defined as cruel and unusual punishment worthy of a class-action suit.

Can't Stop the Music? Tell Me About It Joe Queenan 2011

An outdoor concert given last month in Central Park by Andrea Bocelli, the Italian crossover tenor, and the New York Philharmonic, featuring a guest appearance by pop diva Celine Dion.

PBS Programming Continues to Aim Low Terry Teachout 2011

Producer David Foster and singers Mary J. blige and Andrea Bocelli talk about their duet at the upcoming 52nd annual Grammy Awards show on CBS.

Blige & Bocelli to sing 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' at Grammys 2010

When it comes to cultural programming, I expect something rather better than "Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park" from the TV network that put "Civilisation" and "Dance in America" on the air.

PBS Programming Continues to Aim Low Terry Teachout 2011

At 27 years old, Kelsey Bennett has a portfolio that far exceeds her years, having shot world-famous subjects like Aretha Franklin, Andrea Bocelli, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey and, of course, her grandfather, through the course of the making of "Duets II."

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We actually have a chemistry that works, Blige said Wednesday after the Recording Academy announced that she and Andrea Bocelli would sing Bridge Over Troubled Water on Sunday's Grammy Awards show.

Blige & Bocelli to sing 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' at Grammys 2010

She and Bocelli first entwined pipes on What Child Is This for his My Christmas, one of 2009's top-selling albums.

Blige & Bocelli to sing 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' at Grammys 2010

The ceremony, officiated by Monseigneur Bernard Barsi, Archbishop of Monaco, included moving performances by U.S. soprano Renee Fleming and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, as well as a tradition "click song" by South Africa's Pumeza Matshikiza – a nod to the princess' roots.

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Andrea Bocelli "represents another place that is feeling what's happening in Haiti, too," Blige saysAP

Blige & Bocelli to sing 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' at Grammys 2010

Whether it is "Muskrat Love" slurping its way through the loudspeakers at CVS or "My Heart Will Go On" pummeling you as you sit on the runway, or Andrea Bocelli warbling his way through yet another treacly ballad while you're trying to enjoy your osso buco, music that a large number of people despise is constantly assaulting us.

Can't Stop the Music? Tell Me About It Joe Queenan 2011