They made everyone dream for one night, the incredible voice of Gloria Gaynor sounded inside and outside the former Oliviero – now Villa Alpebella – in Poveromo at an evening hosted by the Andrea Bocelli Foundation on Monday. In addition to the eternal song “I Will Survive”, the divine singing with the famous tenor “Besame Mucho” captivated the 800 millionaire guests and many VIPs present.
Among them, in addition to about fifty philanthropists, mostly of American origin, were Gerard Butler, who landed at Cinquale airport over the weekend, Nathalie Emmanuel, aka Gloria Gaynor – she turned 79 in September and she is crazy self-possessed – but also our own Valeria Marini , Paola Minaconi and Massimo Chavarro. Veronica Bocelli greeted the guests in a fluffy pink dress embroidered with feathers. It should be noted that many of the themed dresses of those present were circus in the interpretation of Barnum, in a postmodern vein. The evening was charitable, in fact the purpose was to support fundraising for charitable projects promoted by the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, which will channel the proceeds from the “Celebrity Adventures in Italy 2023” evenings to educational projects in Italy and Haiti as part of the Break the Barriers Intervention Program in line with the Foundation’s mission to provide opportunities to empower people and communities living in poverty, illiteracy, disease and social exclusion to overcome all barriers that prevent everyone from expressing their potential. In particular, ABF Italy will continue to work to ensure access to quality education also for hospitalized children through innovative languages such as art, music and digital technologies. In Haiti, ABF will continue to guarantee access to education for more than 3,000 students at its 5 St. Philomena, St. Augustine, Notre Dame du Rozère, Manitan Dame Marie and St. Raphael schools to ensure the salaries of all teachers. staff and provide the necessary treatment for all children.
The online auction dedicated to the charity evening will end today, during which unique and very original products were put up for sale. Among them, we recall the Macri Color “Cocktail” ring by Boccellati, the “Happy Sport XL Animal World Koala” watch by Chopard, the “Violin” earrings by Dolce & Gabbana Alta Gioielleria, the “Bone Cuff” bracelets by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co, a work of art Inevitability by Enzo Fiore in wood and aluminum, Apollo watercolor by Giovanni Robustelli, Madonna and the Bat painting by Giuseppe Veneziano on canvas, Jackie Vintage bag hand painted by Gucci, horse carpet by Studio Maleki, work in black and “Generation” pink marble by Park Eun Sang, “Manuel Rodriguez” guitar by MR Guitar (piece signed and dated August 2022 by Andre Bocelli, Richard Gere and Antonio Banderas).