| |
 |
| |
SONGBIRD:
Christchurch singer Hayley Westenra is back home to
perform with Italian star Andrea Bocelli.
DEAN KOZANIC/The Press |
Young
Christchurch singer Hayley Westenra tonight will
fulfil a childhood dream when she appears with Italian star
Andrea Bocelli at the Westpac Centre.
Seventeen-year-old
Westenra will sing a duet with her longtime hero in front
of her hometown crowd.
"It's
a kind of dream come true. His album was like, the very
first album I ever bought," Westenra said when she
arrived at Christchurch International Airport yesterday.
Last
night tickets were still available for the show, though
they were premium tickets priced at $175, $275 and $375.
Westenra
travelled straight to Christchurch after performing at a
pre-recorded Christmas concert at London's Royal Albert
Hall.
On arrival
in Christchurch, she admitted she was ready to go to bed.
Unfortunately
for Westenra's parents, Gerald and Jill, the young singer
will leave again tomorrow to perform with Bocelli in Australia.
MORE
View
Source
Hayley
lands her dream duet