This is an excerpt for Episode 1: Andrea Bocelli’s Tuscany from the Dream of Italy Season 3 Travel Guide. Get your own PDF copy here.
Approximately 364 days a year, Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico lives in harmony with the wild hills that surround it. The remaining night, of course, is dedicated to a different type of harmony—a bel canto concert by Bocelli, held annually in July. Having grown up hunting for rocks and fossils in the Lajatico hills, once he began his career, Bocelli was moved to connect his roots with his art. He built Teatro del Silenzio in 2006 as an homage to two forms of art: nature and song. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.teatrodelsilenzio.it