Bocelli preparing for the ‘Music for hope’ event, a livestreamed performance intended as a symbol of love, hope and healing amidst the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, on Easter Sunday, near the Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy, on April 12, 2020. — Luca Rossetti/Courtesy Sugar Srl/Decca Records/Handout via Reuters
LOS ANGELES: Andrea Bocelli's solo Easter concert in a deserted Milan cathedral has scored a record as the most watched classical music concert on YouTube.
The 25-minute livestreamed "Music for Hope" concert by the Italian tenor reached more than 2.8 million concurrent peak viewers in the largest simultaneous audience for a classical live stream in YouTube history, YouTube said on April 15.
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