Andrea Bocelli to Sing at the Met (Relax, It’s a Concert)

“Over the course of his career Andrea Bocelli has sold millions of records, helped to close out the 2010 World Cup in a grand finale concert, performed ‘Jingle Bells’ with the Muppets and been praised by no less an authority than Celine Dion. But he has never performed on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.” This oversight is now being remedied.

Hal Prince Talks About The State Of Modern Broadway

“I think there’s a mistake being made. We haven’t encouraged the young composers and lyricists as we did the earlier generation. In the course of my career, I did the first show with Bock and Harnick, and then with Sondheim, and then with Jason [Robert] Brown [‘Parade’], who is a young and very, very gifted fellow. It’s hard to get those people on Broadway now, and one of the main reasons is money and also the nature of producing.”