Just hours before he was to take the stage at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, world-famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli postponed his Friday night concert, a show that would have been the kickoff of his annual Valentine’s Day tour. According to a Facebook post on his official page, it is due to a case of laryngitis.

“In over 20 years of performing in the United States, this is the first time Andrea Bocelli has ever postponed a performance,” the announcement said. “We do apologize for the inconvenience caused by this necessary change.”