Overview
- After the decoration, Bocelli performed an intimate mini-recital in the White Hall, playing Por una cabeza on piano and singing Bésame mucho.
- The ceremony drew senior officials including Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni, Secretary General Karina Milei, and ministers Luis Petri, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, Luis Caputo and Pablo Quirno.
- The visit followed two Buenos Aires concerts—Teatro Colón on Nov. 17 and Hipódromo de San Isidro on Nov. 18—featuring the Aeropuertos Argentina Youth Orchestra and a Vivo per lei duet with Nicki Nicole.
- Video of Milei initially extending a handshake to the blind singer circulated widely online and drew criticism of the protocol.
- Bocelli now continues his tour with scheduled dates in São Paulo on Nov. 21–22 before a stop in Dallas.