Andrea Bocelli Returns for U.S. Concert Dates Kicking Off December 2nd at New York City's Madison Square Garden

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Sep 14, 2010, 12:52 ET

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrea Bocelli will be returning to the U.S. for a special concert tour kicking off Thursday, December 2nd at New York City's famed Madison Square Garden. The six-city engagement comes on the heels of a CD/DVD deluxe package release of My Christmas, available everywhere November 9th on Sugar/Decca. The deluxe package will include 2009's double-platinum CD smash, My Christmas, along with the PBS live DVD concert of the same name filmed with multiple Grammy-winning producer David Foster.

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Bocelli's live concerts are always a night to remember, and the upcoming dates are no exception. The concert will feature music from My Christmas as well as selections from his vast platinum-selling catalogue, covering both traditional and crossover classical repertoire. Joining Andrea Bocelli on tour is conductor Eugene Kohn as well as featured soprano Alexia Voulgaridou, and special guest, Tony Award®-winner Heather Headley.

With one of the most recognizable voices in music, Andrea Bocelli is a global icon who continues to defy categorization, selling over 62 million albums worldwide to date.

TOUR DATES:
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December 2, 2010 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY – 8pm
December 4, 2010 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ – 8pm
December 5, 2010 – TD Bank Arena – Boston, MA – 7pm
December 8, 2010 – Toyota Center -- Houston, TX – 7:30pm
December 10, 2010 – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA – 8pm
December 11, 2010 – MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, NV – 8pm