Product Details

• Actors: Andrea Bocelli, Heather Headley
• Format: Widescreen, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sugar
• DVD Release Date: November 7, 2006
• Run Time: 78 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000I2J6R8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,354 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #68 in Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe > Italy

Editorial Reviews

Performed on a specially constructed floating stage in Lake Las Vegas, a resort community 20 miles south of Las Vegas, this historic performance captures Andrea Bocelli's first ever pop concert. Under the Desert Sky, which co-stars Tony® winner Heather Headley (Elton John's Aida), represents a new era for the Tuscan-born singer. Spanish guitars flourish, traditional Latin percussion seductively keeps the tempo, accordions and harmonicas provide haunting ambience. Highlights include "Somos Novios" - Perry Como had a hit with it as "It's Impossible" - and "The Prayer," a duet with Heather Headley, David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager's Oscar® nominated song from Quest for Camelot. Capping the program is a new song, "Because We Believe," by David Foster with lyrics by Andrea Bocelli and Amy Foster Gillies which was written for and introduced at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics.

Disc 1 DVD
1. Amapola
2. Besame Mucho
3. Somos Novios
4. Canzoni Stonate
5. Pero Te Extrano
6. L'Appuntamento
7. Estate
8. September Morn
9. Can't Help Falling In Love
10. Mi Manchi
11. Jurame
12. Solamente Una Vez
13. Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves)
14. Porque Tu Me Acostumbraste
15. Cuando do Me Enamoro
16. The Prayer
17. Momentos
18. Because We Believe

Disc 2 CD
1. Besame Mucho - live
2. Cuando Me Ennamoro - live
3. Estate with Chris Botti - studio version
4. September Morn - live
5. Can't Help Falling in Love - studio duet with Katharine McPhee
6. Canzoni Stonate - new studio edit with Stevie Wonder
7. Momentos - live
8. Somos Novios - live
9. The Prayer - live duet with Heather Headley

Customer Reviews

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53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful DVD CD Set!!!!!!!, November 9, 2006

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Richard D. Cappetto "RickDC" (Moodus, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Andrea Bocelli - Under the Desert Sky [CD Included] (DVD)

A voice like Andrea Bocelli's only comes along every generation or so, (if that) Caruso, Lanza, Pavarotti and Now Bocelli; They are my big 4. Not only does Bocelli have wonderful opera skills, but also tremendous pop singing skills, as well. As for classical singing; Bocelli's breath control is amazing; no one holds high, mid, and low notes (sang either intensely or softly) as long as Bocelli does. His diction is excellent; His tone is wonderful; His color is right in sink to the song being performed, dark or light, and all shads around those as needed. He has that tenor ring that can rise up over an orchestra, he sings just beautifully. As for his pop singing again it's spectacular; Bocelli can sing a pop song either in a classical way, or a bluesy way or almost anyway. He has tremendous versatility, I would rank him right at the top of pop singing for all time. Bocelli can sing big, bold, intense and beautiful, or can show us a soft side it seems like he is singing in one's ear, very sweetly and beautiful.

Under The Desert Sky: Is a wonderful DVD/CD Set, . Bocelli's singing hear is Romantic, Passionate, filled with Emotion and his voice will go right into your soul and provide you with delight. Bocelli has a certain vulnerability (for lake of a better word) in his voice (when he sings pop) that can fill you with peace. He is just amazing. the DVD is wonderfully done in a beautiful setting of Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada. You will watch it over and over again. The CD is a nice bonus, it gives you songs not on the Amore cd.

hear is my song by song review.

Disc 1 DVD
1. Amapola - soft. sweet and romantic (well every song is romantic).
2. Besame Mucho (Latin American) Spanish guitar in Besame Mucho is fantastic, best version of Besame Mucho ever.
3. Somos Novios (Spanish) (It's Impossible)
4. Canzoni Stonate nice harmonica work, sounds great, a fun Italian song.
5. Pero Te Extrano- Just a beautiful spanish song, wonderful.
6. L'Appuntamento a sweet song.
7. Estate - Summer, just a hauntingly beautiful song.
8. September Morn - Nice short version of the Neil Diamond Song.
9. Can't Help Falling In Love _ wonderful romantic version of the Elvis standard.
10. Mi Manchi - A Fantastically beautiful Italian song.
11. Jurame - a fun upbeat number, wonderful spanish Guitar.
12. Solamente Una Vez (You Belong To My Heart-Latin American) nice guitar work, really every song is musically excellent. Like the harmony.
13. Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves-French) WOW, beautiful, I may not like the french, sometimes, but there language is beautiful.
14. Porque Tu Me Acostumbraste -This is not on the Amore album but on the spanish all Spanish version Amor it is a wonderful song.
15. Cuando do Me Enamoro (A Man who needs Love) cool version.
16. The Prayer with Heather Handley a very nice version.
17. Momentos Another song from the all spanish version Amore, a beautiful song.
18. Because We Believe - A hit of this album a wonderful David Foster/Andrea Bocelli song.

Disc 2 CD
1. Besame Mucho - live same as above.
2. Cuando Me Ennamoro - live same as above.
3. Estate with Chris Botti - studio version A extra track from the Amore sessions, I can't believe they left this one off, its a great song.
4. September Morn - live same as above.
5. Can't Help Falling in Love - studio duet with Katharine McPhee very nice version with that Cutie KAT.
6. Canzoni Stonate - new studio edit with Stevie Wonder
7. Momentos - live same as above.
8. Somos Novios - live same as above.
9. The Prayer - live duet with Heather Headley same as above.



A wonderful MUST HAVE DVD/CD Set.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romance from Las Vegas, February 4, 2007

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J. Anderson (Monterey, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Andrea Bocelli - Under the Desert Sky [CD Included] (DVD)

Doesn't surpass the Night in Tuscany concert dvd, but there's a lot of good here. The ever-bubbling debate about Bocelli as classical singer or not goes on. Truth is, he not only sings operatic arias beautifully (if not always traditionally), but his voice opens into new vistas with classical music. Some people dont know that before he hit the American music scene, Bocelli's big success in Italy came as a singer of Italian/European pop music, not opera. Bocelli has princely taste in musical selections, and in this concert manages to overcome Foster's fountains-of-lasagna musical arrangements with sensational singing, and an invigorating personality. He includes 'The Prayer' - this time with Heather Headley. No classical arias are included. Fan or not, there's little here to disappoint. A Night in Tuscany offers more variety, and more muscular singing by Bocelli, but this concert's designed for romance and it delivers the goods.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VOICE OF AN ANGEL, November 21, 2006

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ANTONIO BERTONE (ST.LEONRAL), QUEBEC Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Andrea Bocelli - Under the Desert Sky [CD Included] (DVD)

WONDERFUL CONCERT, GOOD QUALITY VIDEO AND SOUND.VERY RELAXING SONGS SANG FROM THE WORLD'S GREATEST VOICE. IF ANGELS CAN SING....THIS IS HOW THEY WOULD SOUND!!