Direto da Catedral de Duomo, em Milão. 8/17/2020 10:40 AM PT 8/17/2020 3:23 PM PT 8/17/2020 2:39 PM PT 8/17/2020 8:38 PM PT MILAN, ITALY -- Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performed a solo Easter concert from an empty Milan Cathedral streamed live to millions of people around the … Opera star Andrea Bocelli will sing at the empty Duomo in Milan on Easter Sunday.

Italian classical singer Andrea Bocelli gave a moving performance from an empty cathedral on Sunday evening, in a bid to inspire hope amid the global coronavirus pandemic. 8/17/2020 11:33 AM PT 8/17/2020 2:21 PM PT 8/17/2020 10:14 AM PT Amazing Grace Por Andrea Bocelli Music for Hope - Live from Duomo di Milano.

Italy and the United States have each suffered more than 20,000 deaths during the pandemic.He added, "It will be a sacred singing, because as we are taught, ‘those who sing pray twice’. 8/17/2020 12:17 PM PT Andrea Bocelli: Amazing Grace – Music For Hope (Live From Duomo di Milano) - including new footage from our world’s silent cities. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.On Sunday, the 61-year-old tenor -- who has been blind since age 12 -- sent an Easter message to millions around the world with his "Music for Hope" concert from Milan's historic Duomo cathedral.Wearing a three-piece suit and black bow tie, he performed sacred works such as Bach's "Ave Maria" and "Sancta Maria" by Pietro Mascagni in front of a single microphone for the virtual concert.The cathedral is closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.Ahead of the special set, Bocelli said he hoped to bring millions together-- regardless of their faith. 8/17/2020 4:57 PM PT You can see it here, starting at 10 AM PT.The Easter event, dubbed "Music for Hope," comes as the country around Bocelli is still reeling from an astounding number of COVID-19 cases. "I believe in the strength of praying together. 8/17/2020 9:58 AM PT 8/17/2020 10:57 AM PT 8/17/2020 11:26 AM PT 8/17/2020 9:50 AM PT Andrea Bocelli Performs 'Music for Hope' from Milan Cathedral It will be an invitation for everyone to join in the prayer." 8/17/2020 12:01 PM PT 8/17/2020 1:16 PM PT 8/17/2020 11:49 AM PT 8/17/2020 12:49 PM PT "On the day in which we celebrate the trust in a life that triumphs, I'm honored and happy to answer 'Si' to the invitation of the City and the Duomo of Milan," the star said in a message played as the camera panned the cathedral's empty pews and the deserted streets of the city. The world-renowned singer is in il Duomo di Milano -- that city's iconic cathedral -- for a concert that will be livestreamed.

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Get TMZ breaking news sent right to your browser! 8/17/2020 11:11 AM PT "Thanks to music, streamed live, bringing together millions of clasped hands everywhere in the world, we will hug this wounded Earth's pulsing heart," he added.Bocelli was accompanied only by the cathedral's organist, Emanuele Vianelli, because the Duomo, like many landmarks, is closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman was one of many viewers moved by the performance.

The special, audience-free concert, organized at the invitation of the mayor of Milan and the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, was Money raised from the concert will help provide emergency hospital resources, such as protective equipment for medical staff.Italy has been one of the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 156,000 cases of Covid-19 and 19,899 deaths, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University.