{"product_id":"andrea-bocelli-sacred-arias","title":"Andrea Bocelli: Sacred Arias","description":"Amazon.com\n\nWhen he was growing up, Andrea Bocelli recalls finding inspiration in a favorite recording of sacred music performed by tenor legend Franco Corelli. Bocelli--who in the meantime has come to inspire millions of fiercely loyal fans himself--returns to the genre as the guiding theme of Sacred Arias, the release of which coincides with the first English-language biography of the singer. These performances are filled with the singer's phenomenally well-known vocal signature: his flair for long, sweetly floating high notes and the gentle sense of cadence he brings to a melody. It's a mistake to compartmentalize Bocelli into a singer of \"operatic\" versus \"popular\" styles: in truth his approach is at heart the same. Lack of color and control in his phrasing remains a drawback, but the emotional empathy Bocelli evokes is never in doubt. The arias collected here sample some of the most famous devotional pieces: Schubert's \"Ave Maria\" and Mozart's transporting \"Ave Verum,\" as well as an arrangement of \"Silent Night\" in which Bocelli tries out his English. There's also a decidedly odd choice of bedfellows for a program of \"sacred\" music, such as a song from Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder (whose \"angel\" is the object of an overpoweringly erotic attraction) and Handel's figurative ode to a tree, \"Ombra mai fu.\" Still, Bocelli sings with an unfeigned directness that is sure to expand his already enormous following even further. --Thomas May\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00002ND9N\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: HBSV.B00002ND9N.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Andrea Bocelli|Myung-Whun Chung|Franz Schubert|Orchestra dell'Accademia Santa Cecilia|Gioachino Rossini|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|George Frideric Handel|Pietro Mascagni|Giulio Caccini|Charles Gounod\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Discs is in good condition and comes in original case with original artwork.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Happy Book Stack ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52295637532973,"sku":"HBSV.B00002ND9N.G","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/6799\/6205\/files\/B00002ND9N-0.jpg?v=1786740280","url":"https:\/\/www.thehappybookstack.com\/products\/andrea-bocelli-sacred-arias","provider":"The Happy Book Stack ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}