American Express presents BST Hyde Park have announced more incredible special guests to join Andrea Bocelli on 5th June – Welsh Superstar, Mezzo Soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE, and international rising star Matteo Bocelli.
American Express presents BST Hyde Park have already announced that international superstar Andrea Bocelli, will headline the festival on Friday 5 July. Now, they have announced that Welsh Superstar, Mezzo Soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE, and international rising star Matteo Bocelli will join Bocelli. They join previously announced compere Myleene Klass, opera star performers Nadine Sierra, Isabel Leonard and Luca Micheletti, and choir Crouch End Festival Chorus. The evening will be the first time that a classical artist has headlined BST Hyde Park.
Tickets on sale now, visit www.bst-hydepark.com.
Katherine Jenkins OBE officially became the world’s most successful Classical singer after she was crowned ‘The Biggest Selling Classical Artist of the Century’ by Classic FM and has gone on to cement her status with her 14th Classical Number 1 album, with 2020’s Cinema Paradiso – smashing the record books since signing the ‘biggest recording deal in UK classical music history’ at just 22 years old. With multiple sold-out tours, awards and accolades under her belt, Katherine is a firm favourite of the British Royal family, having performed at Jubilees, Coronation concerts, Royal birthday celebrations and more.
Rising classical crossover star Matteo Bocelli will also feature in the evening, blazing a trail, selling out tours in Europe, North America and Australia. From his first appearance on the single ‘Fall On Me’ with his father, Andrea Bocelli, in 2018, to singing a reimagined version of ‘Time To Say Goodbye’ with new composition from Hans Zimmer at this year’s Oscars, Matteo Bocelli’s career has been going from strength to strength. His Night With Matteo tour has sold out world-renowned venues including the Sydney Opera House and the Country Music Hall of Fame. He has opened for musical legend Lionel Richie and sung for His Majesty Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Festival of Remembrance. Last year, he released his debut self-titled album, which includes ‘Chasing Stars’, a touching ballad penned by Ed and Matthew Sheeran. In 2022 Matteo released A Family Christmas, alongside father Andrea and his younger sister, Virginia Bocelli, featuring on a Christmas episode of The Simpsons. Matteo’s tour continues across 2024 with dates in Europe, North and Latin America. He is also the face of Guess Menswear.
“Hyde Park is the perfect place for coming together to celebrate my 30th anniversary and reimagine it as a springboard propelling us into the future, imbued with positivity and the power of good. Celebrating it here is sure to be unforgettable, in the vast green lung from which London has been drawing breath for hundreds of years, in this park that is the embodiment of a glorious chapter in the history of a nation, of a continent, of a civilization…and also of so much wonderful music that has rung out here, nourishing it in its wake.” – Andrea Bocelli
