A recently renamed arena deserves a big name to call attention to it, right?  On Dec. 11, Total Mortgage Arena (formerly Webster Bank Arena) in Bridgeport got just that as tenor Andrea Bocelli made his Connecticut debut as part of a U.S. tour featuring son Matteo and daughter Virginia.

The family and some equally talented friends performed Italian operatic favorites, along with classics from the Bocellis’ new album, “A Family Christmas” (Decca/Capitol Records), before a sold-out audience of 10,000.