FLORENCE, ITALY – Andrea Bocelli will turn on the Ponte Vecchio’s new eco-friendly lighting system on the evening of June 16, Mayor Dario Nardella said Wednesday during the presentation of his new city council.
The new green lighting from 102 LEDs will be a gift from the fashion house Stefano Ricci to mark the 60th anniversary of the city’s Fashion Centre. The new lights will offer savings of almost 80%.
“This is how we want to work with the private sector,” said Nardella, elected last month to succeed Italian Premier Matteo Renzi.
The Tuscan tenor will flip the switch to the accompaniment of an “acquatic spectacle” on the Arno beneath the iconic bridge, performed by the French art troupe Iliotopie and sponsored by Italian banking giant Unicredit.
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