Alain Vanzo - Grands Airs d\'Opéra

Advantages: Gaily jolly, irreverent, humorous, bawdy, tuneful. A masterful reworking of the primary opus of the master of French comic opera. If you enjoy Gilbert and Sullivan track this one down – I can guarantee you a surprisingly wonderful musical experience.
Disadvantages: None

...“Orpheus in the Underground? I know that. It’s about a Greek bloke who got lost on the Paris Metro, isn’t it?. Written by a Frenchman. It’s got the can-can in it”. Well, let’s scotch a few misconceptions right at the outset! No it isn’t; no it wasn’t and no it doesn’t. Hopefully I will help to correct these misunderstandings by the end of this review. Regular readers may be aware that I am about half way through my series of articles about the re-released DECCA recordings of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas by the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. So, what am I doing, writing about an operetta that is not G&S and is patently not English? Well, there is a whole raft of reasons why it is appropriate – and my timing here is more in the way of an intermission. Richard D’Oyly Carte was instrumental in bringing W.S. Gilbert (librettist... Read review

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Advantages: Great Opera Metal Type Metal , Very different in a good way
Disadvantages: Can get repetitive

...by the lads and lady :D. 6.Swanheart - Starts off very peaceful, piano playing, a different sort of song, a lot slower paced, calms me down. Solo singing Builds up to the end for a Instrumental by the guitarist to end the song. 7.Moondance - At the start very slow, then stops then goes flat out, works very well. It then calms it down again. It like rises then flattens out, repeats two times. No singing at all, not really needed. 8.The Riddler - Fast beat at the start, seems the sort of song to get the crowd going, Certainly got me going. Weird beat with Opera Lyrics. Has a slow end to the song. 9.The Pharoah Sails to Orion - Sounds like an Egyptain sort of song, where the Pharoah hails his slaves. Rammstein Lyrics again for a few bars, then a fast drum beat with piano playing. With the lady coming in again and singing to a high fast beat... Read review

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Advantages: easy to find the piece of music you want
Disadvantages: maybe too familiar for the expert listener

...) Donizetti - Una Furtiva Lagrima (L'Elisir d'Amore) Bizet - Habanera (Carmen) Rossini - Largo Al Factotum (The Barber of Seville) Delibes - Flower Duet (Lakme) Purcell - When I am Laid in Earth (Dido and Aeneas) Verdi - Grand March (Aida) Mozart - Soave sia il Vento (Cosi Fan Tutte) Puccini - Nessun Dorma (Madam Butterfly) CD2 Rossini - William Tell Overture (William Tell) Bizet - Seguedille (Carmen) Puccini - E Lucevan le Stelle (Tosca) Offenbach - Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffman) Verdi - Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco) Mozart - Voi Che Sapete (The Marriage of Figaro) Leoncavello - Vesti la Guibba (I Paglicacci) Bellini - Casta Diva (Norma) Mozart - Der Holle Rache (The Magic Flute) Verdi - La Donna e Mobile (Rigoletto) Gluck - Che Faro Senza Euridice? (Orfeo ed Euridice) Bizet - Au Fond du Temple Saint (The Pearl Fishers) Wagner - Ride... Read review

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