Italy is set to play an important
role at the opening ceremony of Expo 2020 Dubai on September 30,
with Andrea Bocelli starring in the show.
The Italian tenor is among a number of top international
musicians set to perform.
These include British pop star Ellie Goulding, Chinese pianist
Lang Lang, four-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo and Emirati
composer Hussain Al Jassmi.
The presence of the popular Italian singer will be a way to
symbolically hand over the baton from the last Universal
Exposition, Milan Expo 2015.
The opening ceremony is being staged by Belgian-Italian Franco
Dragone, the former artistic director of the Cirque du Soleil.
The Dubai Expo, whose motto is Connecting Minds, Creating the
Future, was originally scheduled to take place between 20
October 2020 and 10 April 2021 but it was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
It is expected to attract around 25 million visitors between
October 1 and its closure at the end of March.
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