In case you were wondering, Andrea Bocelli sometimes misses a note.
The Italian tenor was singing a version of his song “Time to Say Goodbye,” which was originally the Italian song “Con Te Partirò,” in front of President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office of the White House, no less, when his voice didn’t come out as expected.
The Grammy-nominated singer, 67, heard it immediately and good-naturedly nudged the person next to him, who cannot be fully seen in the video of the moment shared Friday by Margo Martin, special assistant and communications adviser to the Trump administration, on X.
Following Bocelli’s visit, Trump told reporters that the Italian tenor would return to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on Dec. 5 for a performance. Bocelli was already scheduled to play a concert at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC on December 14, where there will surely be some version of the song on the setlist.
Bocelli was supposed to have performed for Trump much earlier. In December 2016, it was reported that although the artist was rumored to perform at the politician’s inauguration, he would not.
The reason, Page six He claimed at the time, it was both because Bocelli wanted to avoid a backlash and because Trump had suggested he stay away because of the public backlash.
Trump’s inaugural committee head Tom Barrack said something else on CNBC. Squawk Box: “Bocelli and his wife… have been friends of Trump from the beginning.”
He maintained that Bocelli had offered to perform if it would be helpful, but Trump had assured him that his appearance was not necessary.
Andrea Bocelli performs in Spain in 2023
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“It never became: Can you, will you, will you with any of them?” Barrack said. “They’re just great friends. And that was it.”
Notably, Bocelli’s next appearance at the White House is scheduled for two days before Trump plans to host the annual Kennedy Center Honors after assuming leadership there in February.
This year, George Strait, Kiss, Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor and Sylvester Stallone will be recognized.
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