Opera singer Andrea Bocelli performs live in Duomo cathedral in Italy for Easter Sunday

Opera singer Andrea Bocelli does a special performance inside the empty Duomo cathedral in Milan, Italy in celebration of Easter Sunday amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Andrea's performance, accompanied by cathedral organist Emanuele Vianelli, was streamed on the opera singer's YouTube account. He sent out messages of love, hope, and healing through songs that include “Ave Maria,” “Sancta Maria,” and “Amazing Grace.”

Through the video's introduction, Andrea stated, "On the day in which we celebrate the trust in a life that triumphs, I'm honored and happy to answer 'Sì' to the invitation of the City and the Duomo of Milan. I believe in the strength of praying together. I believe in the Christian Easter, a universal symbol of rebirth that everyone, whether they are believers or not, truly needs right now."

"Thanks to music, streamed live, bringing together millions of clasped hands every where in the world, we will hug this wounded Earth's pulsing heart, this wonderful international forge that is reason for Italian pride. The generous, courages, proactive Milan and the whole of Italy will be again, and very soon, a winning model engine of a renaissance that we all hope for. It will be a joy to witness it, in the Duomo, during the Easter celebration which evokes the mystery of birth and rebirth."

Watch his full performance here:

According to his caption on YouTube, the opera singer is also involved in an emergency COVID-19 campaign through the Andrea Bocelli Foundation. The group has begun raising funds to help hospitals in purchasing supplies and equipment needed by their medical staff. The foundation is also open for donations via https://www.gofundme.com/f/abfxcovid19.

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