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New York – 27 October 2024
1. STILL IMAGE: Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump listen to opera singer Christopher Macchio during at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Butler, PA. – 5 October 2024
2. STILL IMAGE: Opera singer Christopher Macchio sings as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump watches at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Washington DC – 18 January 2025
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Macchio, opera singer:
"As far as I’m concerned, the performance itself remains largely the same. But yeah, logistically I just have to be prepared to sing indoors. So from, a from a musical and vocal perspective, it’s actually a good thing. I have to say, I was looking forward to seeing 100,000 people spread across the National Mall. So unfortunately I won’t be getting that visual while I perform, but it’s still going to be such a tremendous honor. And, and so all the necessary changes are being made. And I’m sure that at the end of the day, it’ll go off without a hitch."
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Butler, PA. – 5 October 2024
4. STILL IMAGE: Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and opera singer Christopher Macchio after speaking at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
5. STILL IMAGE: Opera singer Christopher Macchio sings after Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Washington DC – 18 January 2025
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Macchio, opera singer:
"Well at the return rally in Butler when he and I exited the stage together, he alluded to, he said, ‘I’ll be seeing you at the inauguration.’ But he didn’t really specify what that meant. So it was only a few weeks ago that one of the top staffers said, ‘I want to be the one to give you this call and tell you that last night the president told me personally that you were his first and only choice to perform the national anthem for the inauguration.’ And so, again, that was just that confirmation was received by me just a few short weeks ago. And I just, I was just overjoyed with gratitude."
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Washington DC – 27 August 2020
7. STILL IMAGE: Christopher Macchio sings before President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Washington DC – 18 January 2025
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Macchio, opera singer:
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Philadelphia – 21 July 2013
9. STILL IMAGE X2: Tenor Christopher Macchio waves to the crowd after singing the National Anthem before the Mets baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, July 21, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
STORYLINE:
Opera tenor Christopher Macchio will sing the national anthem at the President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration before a much smaller crowd than he was expecting, a letdown with a silver lining.
The ceremony Monday has been moved indoors because temperatures are set to plummet and make it the coldest Inauguration Day in 40 years. The Capitol Rotunda holds only 600 people, while more than 250,000 guests were ticketed to view the inauguration from around the Capitol grounds.
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