Enter The Mowo - Mocean Worker

Advantages: Rich baritone performance, superb orchestration
Disadvantages: Dark and menacing

...you shouldn’t read the synopsis below. Although the opera is sung in Italian, the music does convey the atmosphere of the opera and can be enjoyed without explanation. The synopsis will provide background details of the opera. The CD The CD cost us £7.99. It was released on 10th April 2000 on the Preiser label. The CD contains all 11 songs from the opera sung in Italian. A musical synopsis The opera is set in Paris on a barge moored on the river Seine. Michele, the bargeman, sits idly on the barge staring moodily into the sunset smoking his pipe. Meanwhile, his unhappy and much younger wife Giorgetta busies herself household tasks His workers, Tinca, Talpa and Luigi are unloading sacks onto the quay. Giorgetta asks her husband if she should offers them wine as refreshment (O Michele?... Michele).. An organ grinder comes... Read review

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Advantages: Bonus disks, original albums on new format
Disadvantages: Loose original artwork

...Billy Bragg is a dedicated socialist. He’s been committed to those values for over twenty years. Combined with his unique Essex voice this has made him an enduring presence in British music. Now experiencing resurgence in popularity due to the growing folk scene, four of his best albums are available in very neat and well-designed box set. Forty quid buys you: Workers Playtime (1988); Don’t Try This At Home (1989); William Bloke (1996); and England, Half English (2004). For grown up Bragg fans that once owned the albums in their original tape or record format, but would now like them in CD version, this is ideal. In addition to the technological upgrade you get a bonus CD with each album and a live DVD of two shows from 1991 and 2006. The Bonus CDs comprise mainly of demos, the occasional live track and songs from other albums... Read review

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Advantages: outstanding hilarious entertainment
Disadvantages: they haven't made a second one yet

...I watched this film and cried with laughter. starring vince vaughn and owen wilson as best friends co workers and of course wediing crashers made this film non stop quality entertainment I felt it has a strong story line throught out the film from the beginning of the film you have a sense of pity for owen wilsons character who seems to be out of luck all the way through the film . we have had several foriegn students staying with us over the summer and when they asked to borrow a dvd we reccommended this one and so far no one has neither not enjoyed it or founf at least most of it funny. I would definitly rate this film as a family fav and a film that can be watched over and over again... Read review

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