"I had never been to Italy. This was a special moment, to get to go for the first time with probably the most famous Italian singer alive today. What a week, and I only had to sing twice! I'm used to Broadway, where we do eight shows a week, or being on tour and singing every other night, but I was able to relax and breathe."
"At the Vatican there was a feeling that I had been there before. They kind of let me go on a private tour at St. Peter's Basilica, and I was lucky enough to see the Chapel of the Choir. I sang just a little bit of [Leonard Cohen's] 'Hallelujah,' and I loved hearing that song and its lyrics with those acoustics. I kind of lost myself there."
"There was a breeze in the air at Villa Madama, the palace. I remember looking out at the crowd in the long room, with people going so far back, and seeing sheer white curtains blowing in the wind with white candlelight and white peonies and roses at every table, and randomly, luckily, I wore a white gown, which I don't usually do-normally, my outfit is exactly wrong."
Kristin Chenoweth traveled to Rome in September 2017 to sing 'The Prayer' with Andrea Bocelli at a benefit gala for his foundation. She had never been to Italy and spent the week relaxing, walking cobblestone streets, and touring St. Peter's Basilica, including the Chapel of the Choir. She sang a bit of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' there and was moved by the acoustics. On gala day she felt nervous, wanted to sing well, and remembered Villa Madama's white decor; Bocelli's support and a hand squeeze helped her relax and sing solo.
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