Andrea Bocelli pens letter to Ballina students

World famous tenor Andrea Bocelli has sent a personal letter to Leaving Cert students in St. Mary’s Secondary School, Ballina.

He made contact with the girls after listening to their rendition of ‘Time to Say Goodbye’, which was performed by the school's sixth year music students as used to close their 'virtual' graduation event last week.

“We can learn a lot from the new generation: strength, resilience, hope, energy and trust, even in these challenging times,” Andrea wrote.

“We are blown away!” said St. Mary's in a Facebook post. “What a lovely memory for the class of 2020 to have for life.”

The full text of Andrea Bocelli's letter can be seen below (courtesy of St. Mary's Secondary School Facebook page).