CELINE DION, TONY BENNETT, NICOLA BENEDETTI, CHRIS BOTTI, DAVID FOSTER ANDREA GRIMINELLI, ANA MARIA MARTINEZ, BRYN TERFEL, PRETTY YENDE ANDTHE WESTMINSTER SYMPHONIC CHOIR CELEBRATE WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED TENOR ANDREA BOCELLI AND THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, CONDUCTED BY ALAN GILBERT, ON CENTRAL PARK'S GREAT LAWN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Tickets are Required for Entrance to this Special Concert Event

New York, September X, 2011
The world's most beloved tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform a free concert on Central Park's Great Lawn, Thursday, September 15th with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by its Music Director Alan Gilbert. Joining Andrea on stage this memorable night will be Celine Dion, Tony Bennett, Chris Botti and David Foster. Sopranos Ana Mari­a Marti­nez and Pretty Yende, violinist Nicola Benedetti, bass baritone Bryn Terfel and flutist Andrea Griminelli will also be part of this spectacular evening, along with the Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller, director.

This once-in-a-lifetime musical event will be recorded in high definition by THIRTEEN for WNET for national PBS broadcast on GREAT PERFORMANCES in late fall 2011. ANDREA BOCELLI LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK will also be released on CD and DVD by Sugar/Decca this November.

Bocelli is widely regarded as the most popular Italian tenor in the world with more than 70 million albums sold. He will present a varied repertoire including his best known and loved songs that have become fan favorites.

Barilla is the main sponsor of the concert event.