Matteo Bocelli: Falling in Love Tour

Name: Matteo Bocelli: Falling in Love Tour
Start: 2025-12-17T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Count Basie Center for the Arts

Schedule

Wed, 17 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Count Basie Center for the Arts | Red Bank, NJ

DOORS 6:30PM • SHOWTIME 7:30PM
Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre • Basie Center Campus • 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
When your father is the legendary tenor Andrea Bocelli – the voice that has wowed the world for over three decades – stepping into the spotlight isn’t just a career move for his son Matteo – it’s a birthright, a burden, and a generational breakthrough which has taken him from heir to innovator.
With his eagerly-anticipated second album, Falling in Love, Matteo steps confidently into the spotlight as the next generation artist, with the heart of a poet and the reach of a global pop star.
This isn’t just a son riding coattails – it’s a star carving his own path while evolving his rich heritage. Like Enrique Iglesias brought his father Julio’s Latin passion to global pop in the early 2000’s, Matteo is poised to launch his own unique niche of sensual and emotive music that transcends time and trends.
But it hasn’t always been easy. With the Bocelli name carrying an almost mythic weight, it has meant living under a microscope. ‘My biggest critic has always been me,’ 27-year-old Matteo admits.
The pressure to live up to his father’s extraordinary reputation has shaped his journey, fuelling his determination to prove his own extraordinary artistry. ‘Being a Bocelli is both a privilege and a responsibility,’ he says. ‘I’ve never wanted to run from my father’s incredible legacy but I do want people to hear my voice, my emotions and my version of love.’
And they will. Falling In Love is an album rich in romantic yearning and vulnerability, with passionate showpieces like Amnesia d’amore and the cinematic, emotionally-charged pop ballad entitled If I Can’t Have You. Every track combines a power of classical tradition with modern storytelling.
In an age of dopamine loops and disposable love songs, Matteo’s music is about craving, not clicking; desire, not immediacy. It embodies a powerful counter-movement: Bring Back Yearning – a call to revive the emotional depth, longing, and bittersweet anticipation that modern life often eclipses.
Falling in Love is a love letter to that feeling — to the slow burn of desire, the ache of heartbreak, and the beauty found in emotional sensitivity. Original songs like Glimpse of Happiness, inspired by waking up to birdsong in Tuscany, reflect Matteo’s philosophy that happiness is fleeting but found in small, beautiful moments, while the upbeat track Love Like This celebrates joyful intimacy, capturing the lighter, exuberant side of the album’s emotional journey.