Andrea Bocelli Moved in With His Wife Veronica Berti the Same Night They Met
Andrea Bocelli has been married to his wife, Veronica Berti, since 2014.
Together, Veronica and Andrea have a daughter named Virginia (Andrea has two sons, Amos and Matteo, with his ex-wife, Enrica Cenzatti).
Andrea is set to appear in One World: Together at Home on Saturday, April 18.
It didn't take long for Italian opera extraordinaire Andrea Bocelli, 61, to fall in love with his manager and wife, Veronica Berti, 36.
Though the couple officially got married on March 21, 2014, Andrea once wrote in The Guardian that "effectively the marriage began when we met." The story goes that in 2002, the actress and acclaimed tenor wound up at the same party. While there, Andrea sang an aria for her, a piece called Occhi Di Fata (Fairy’s Eyes). Veronica was 18 at the time; Andrea had just divorced his first wife, Enrica Cenzatti (with whom he shares two sons, Amos and Matteo), after 10 years of marriage.
"Everybody was there, it was a really wonderful moment between us," he recalled to the outlet about meeting Veronica. "It was the quickest, speediest start, because we moved in with each other that same night."
And just like that, as Andrea tells it, the two started their relationship. According to Andrea, their 25-year age gap made things "easier, not harder."
"Big age gaps are a tradition in my family — my own father and mother have one," he said. "Plus, I am very religious, and age difference is something you see a lot in biblical marriages."
He continued to say that the glue that keeps them together has always been music — discussing, performing, and listening to it together. In 2012, the same year they welcomed their daughter, Virginia, into the world, they famously performed together a beautiful rendition of the love song "Qualche Stupido."
In 2014, the two exchanged vows at the Sanctuary of Madonna di Montenero in Tuscany, Italy — the same day Virginia turned two.
"Naturally, when two people feel like we do, they want to make it a permanent arrangement," Andrea told The Daily Mail prior to marrying his manager. "It will happen from the religious and spiritual point of view, but it is a legal matter."
Today, Andrea and Veronica, who now reside in Tuscany, have enjoyed over six years of marriage. Most recently, the pair has been focusing their efforts on raising money for COVID-19 relief efforts through the Andrea Bocelli Foundation. What's more, this Easter, Andrea gifted the world with an incredible vocal performance during his Bocelli: Music for Hope concert at the Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy. He will also make a special performance at One World: Together At Home on April 18.
It's clear that the couple care very deeply about giving back, just as they deeply care for each other.
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