Belle Speranze [Import]

Fiorella Mannoia | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 2, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony/Bmg Italy
• ASIN: B0000263OV
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #450,515 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Belle Speranze, April 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Belle Speranze (Audio CD)

I found this album in the local import bin and fell absolutely in love with it. Although I don't understand a word of the Italian lyrics, Fiorella's voice keeps me entranced. The musicians on the album are also exceptional. The guitar work is especially terrific.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars But the voice gets 5 stars!, April 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Belle Speranze (Audio CD)

Fiorella is one of my new FAVORITE Italian singers, ironic that I just found out about her this year, since she's been a singing star about as long as I've been alive! This is a beautiful CD: the first time I heard the title song was on Radio Italia TV and I literally stopped what I was doing and waited until the end to see the name of the person with this astonishing contralto voice, the auditory equivalent of a really good espresso in my opinion! Her diction is also extremely clear, like that of a good actress (nice for foreign language learners of Italian). She does not write her own songs but has said that they express her state of heart and mind, and they are eloquent and poetic, some political, others more emotional. There is not one bad song on the CD; however, my favorites are Belle Speranze, Non Sono un Cantautore, and Un Aeroplano a Vela.
BTW She has a great website (in Italian), www.fiorellamannoia.it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost in a League of Her Own, February 12, 2001

By 

Steven Weinstein (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belle Speranze (Audio CD)

In "Belle Speranze" Fiorella Mannoia has graced us with songs that are intelligently written, skillfully arranged, and artfully sung. Mannoia's voice is arguably the most powerful alto in contemporary Italian popular music, and she uses it confidently, often declaiming much of the poetry she sings. Yet she can be effective in a softer song, such as 'E Comunque Natale'. For those studying the Italian language, Mannoia's diction is exceptionally clear.

I also want to recognize the arrangers and musicians, who have achieved originality that is a pleasant surprise. Too often I have been disappointed in Italian (and other European) music that differs from American music only in the language being sung. I am happy to say with confidence that Belle Speranze will not be mistaken for an American record translated to Italian!