Title : Andrea Bocelli - The Opera Album ~ Aria
Author : Verdi, Giuseppe
Release Date : 19980407
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews : Amazon.com Andre Bocelli is no opera singer, but he shows far more potential in this album than does another pop-vocalist tenor-wannabe, Michael Bolton. For one thing, he can shake off the crooner mannerisms and really sing when performing music that calls for it. At his best, he has a rich, dark timbre and an easy, unforced top. At other times, however, the tone turns dry and thin and the high notes are constricted, the inconsistency suggesting a lack of technique. Never does one get the impression that he could be heard over a medium-sized orchestra without amplification. This isn't bad singing per se, but there is much better out there, readily available on disc. --Sarah Bryan Miller
Album Description Exclusive Australian Gold pressing released to coincide with his first public appearance in Australia. He'll be performing at the opening ceremonies and then onto to tour the land down under. His back catalogue will be released & re-packaged in slipcases with his signature on them as well as all of them pressed on gold plated CD's. This pressing includes 17 tracks, all sung in his native Italian Tongue. 1998 release. Standard jewel case.
Buyer Reviews : I cannot believe how many people huff that Andrea Bocelli is 'no opera singer', but is rather a pop-singer trying to sing opera, a la Michael Bolton. Well, having listened to both albums (Bolton's and Bocelli's) one after another, I can definitely say that Bocelli IS most assuredly and definitely an opera singer, hands down. His voice is perfectly suited to the tenor operatic repertoire. His delivery is smooth and assured and he sounds every bit the trained professional opera singer. If he were not blind, I would bet any amount of money that he would be gracing the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House on a regular basis. And the fact that Bocelli is still relatively young means that his voice still has time to mature and grow richer with age. His discovery by Luciano Pavarotti has meant the joy of hearing a young tenor deliver the aria classics in a joyful and passionate way. We are all the richer for having such a talent among us. May Bocelli continue to develop his fine instrument and enrich us all with it. I think he has the potential to become another Pavarotti, given the right amount of time and training. I look forward to hearing more of his work in the future.
