{"id":2048,"date":"2025-10-19T01:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T01:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2025-10-19T01:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T01:51:12","slug":"andrea-bocelli-stumbles-in-impromptu-oval-office-performance-for-trump-time-to-say-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=2048","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Bocelli stumbles in impromptu Oval Office performance for Trump: &#8216;Time to say goodbye&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you were wondering, Andrea Bocelli does sometimes miss a note.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian tenor was singing along to a version of his song &#8220;Time to Say Goodbye,&#8221; which was originally the Italian song &#8220;Con Te Partir\u00f2,&#8221; in front of President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0\u2014 in the Oval Office of the White House no less \u2014 when his voice didn&#8217;t come out quite the way he&#8217;d hoped.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy-nominated singer, 67, heard it immediately and good-naturedly nudged the person by his side, who can&#8217;t be fully seen in video of the moment that was shared Friday by Margo Martin, a special assistant and communications advisor for the Trump administration, on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"df9db8cc-d5a4-5ab8-8198-4c249fc63b46\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered caas-loaded\" data-caas-lazy-loading-init=\"1\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1979236309181862072&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Few.com%2Fandrea-bocelli-stumbles-in-impromptu-performance-for-trump-11832397&amp;sessionId=b4abb79fc7a0f7c63dbc503d4095902dacf3fe19&amp;siteScreenName=YahooNews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1979236309181862072\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following Bocelli&#8217;s visit, Trump told reporters that the Italian tenor would be back at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., on Dec. 5, for a performance. Bocelli had already been scheduled to give a concert at Washington, D.C.&#8217;s Capital One Arena on Dec. 14, where some version of the song is sure to be on the set list.<\/p>\n<p>Bocelli was supposed to have performed for Trump much earlier. In December 2016, it was reported that, though the artist had been rumored to perform at the politician&#8217;s inauguration, he would not.<\/p>\n<p>The reason,\u00a0<em>Page Six<\/em>\u00a0claimed at the time, was both because Bocelli wanted to avoid backlash and because Trump had suggested he stay away due to public reaction.<\/p>\n<p>The head of Trump&#8217;s inaugural committee,\u00a0Tom Barrack, said something else on CNBC&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Squawk Box<\/em>: &#8220;Bocelli and his wife &#8230; have been friends of Trump since the very beginning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He argued that Bocelli had offered to perform if it would be helpful, but Trump had assured him that his appearance wasn&#8217;t needed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/id1F_OyZSf1xsw.vQeSzfQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAwO2NmPXdlYnA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/c4e0664d7c6c6338dc5dce667fa66acc\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview caas-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/F6y1126kXpOJF7CZVOFCpw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/c4e0664d7c6c6338dc5dce667fa66acc\" alt=\"Kevin Winter\/Getty Andrea Bocelli performs in Spain in 2023\" data-caas-lazy-loading-init=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\" data-id=\"m-1\">Kevin Winter\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Bocelli performs in Spain in 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0EW Dispatch newsletter.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It never got to: Can you, will you, would you with either of them,&#8221; Barrack said. &#8220;They\u2019re just great friends. And that was it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Bocelli&#8217;s upcoming appearance at the White House is scheduled for two days before Trump plans to host the annual Kennedy Center Honors, after\u00a0taking over leadership\u00a0there in February.<\/p>\n<p>This year, George Strait, Kiss, Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, and Sylvester Stallone will be recognized.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on\u00a0Entertainment Weekly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you were wondering, Andrea Bocelli does sometimes miss a note. 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