Representing Milan will be a mix of Italian superstars and famous guests from other countries, including Andrea Bocelli and Cecilia Bartoli.

It’s been a strange, difficult year for the music world, which is all the more reason to celebrate musical excellence.

“I will put all my passion at the service of the Monte Carlo Opera. Taking over the direction of the Monte Carlo Opera is a new stage, but also the realization of a dream,” the Italian singer averred.

“Mostly when you sing in the opera house you have this wall of sound in front of you and the only thing is to go and sing as loud as you can, and this is not making music,” she said. “It’s 80 against one, and you will never win.”