Alonso, F: Romanzas & Duos de Zarzuela

Advantages: A beautiful voice...
Disadvantages: but not up to his usual high standard.

...... and thank God for such an extraordinary voice. How to describe such a voice... ANGELIC... simply the voice of an angel, and with it, the raw passion akin to the devil's own. And that's what it's all about...passion, pure and simple. When I first heard him sing, my first thought was; "If God could sing, he would have Andrea's voice." What an incredible talent for such a modest man. So why have I not given this cd a good rating... simply because it was NOT the true Andrea Bocelli. The songs (which another reviewer has already enumerated) do not do Andrea's voice justice... they just don't stand up to the quality of the songs on an earlier cd called Romanza... actually, none of Andrea's cd's have been able to hold their own against Romanza. It's such a shame... truly. How can any cd compare to Romanza... impossible. The true Andrea can... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Wonderfully romantic, passionate, beautiful
Disadvantages: No way!

...I don't know why more ballads and other romantic songs aren't sung in Italian. After listening to this album non-stop about twenty times over, I'm completely convinced that Italian is the most romantic language on the planet; of course, Andrea Bocelli's beautiful voice doesn't hurt either. There are some wonderful tracks here, including, of course, the two versions of 'Con Te Partiro' (Time to say goodbye) which is why I bought this in the first place. But the title track, 'Romanza,' is also beautiful, and I love 'La Luna Che Non C'e'. Well worth the money; even my husband, who's not normally a fan of classical or even pop-classical music, has started singing along to it.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: The best
Disadvantages: Nothing

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Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful