An opera gala with the Gheorghius -- Angela and Jonas Kaufmann -- will open the Abu Dhabi Music Festival on March 21. The singers will be accompanied by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Ion Marin.
On March 27, Andrea Bocelli will appear in an outdoor concert on the lawns of the Emirates Palace. The Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra will be conducted by Marcello Rota; Paola Sanguinetti and Gianfranco Montresor will join Bocelli in songs from his new album.