Leoncavallo: Pagliacci

Ruggero Leoncavallo (Composer), Steven Mercurio (Conductor), Orchestra del Teatro Massimo "Bellini" Catania (Orchestra), Stefano Antonucci (Performer), Ana Maria Martinez (Performer), Francesco Piccoli (Performer), Andrea Bocelli (Performer), Salvatore Todaro (Performer), Salvatore Bonaffini (Performer), Roberto Accurso (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Stefano Antonucci, Ana Maria Martinez, Francesco Piccoli, Andrea Bocelli, Salvatore Todaro, et al.
• Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Massimo "Bellini" Catania
• Conductor: Steven Mercurio
• Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo
• Audio CD (November 21, 2006)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B000IY04PY
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,867 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ana Maria Martinez, Andrea Bocelli, Steven Mercurio - are amazing, December 11, 2006

By 

Bobbi - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Audio CD)

I always enjoy listening to Ana Maria Martinez, Andrea Bocelli and Steven Mercurio performing together in recordings and concerts. Ana Maria Martinez has a beautiful voice that perfectly compliments Andrea Bocelli's voice. They both have clear, beautiful voices and both touch your heart with the warmth in their voices. They have created a love of opera in people who would never have thought of listening to an opera. This CD was recorded four years ago. I just heard Andrea Bocelli sing Vesti La Giubba, December 30, 2006 in Madison Square Garden and felt it was even more amazing than the on the CD. I definitely recommend this CD. There may be more bombastic versions of this opera, however I doubt any other could draw you in and make you feel you are really listening to Nedda and Canio.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bocelli delivers perfectly, December 26, 2006

By 

Richard D. Cappetto "RickDC" (Moodus, CT United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Audio CD)

Andrea Bocelli, the world's most popular tenor (and Best selling) and pop sansation as well, has recorded his fifth full length Opera Recording; Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; which has the opera world's most famous tenor aria, Vesti la giubba, and it is quite good. Bocelli has also recorded Massenet; Werther, Verdi; Il Trovatore, Puccini; La Boheme, And Puccini; Tosca. He also has a sixed coming Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana. Bocelli who did not go the traditional route into the Opera world has garnered much critical disdain and at the same time, much adoration of the people (not unlike Marino Lanza). Bocelli has recorded a series of pop crossover albums that just drive the opera critics out of there (collective) minds. Andrea is another in the line of the peoples tenor, he transcend's the opera world and bring Opera to the general public. In Leoncavallo: Pagliacci it is the story of the clown (thus the clown makeup), who's wife cheets on him, who try's to laugh it off but the tears come, In the end he kills her. Bocelli has a very beautiful voice that expresses much emotion. His tone and diction are excellent and his Volume is much better then the critics claim, he is always moving, his singing touches one's heart. Bocelli is supported hear, by an excellent cast; Ana Maria Martinez plays the role of Nedda the wife of the Clown. She is a soprano and she has a perfectly complimentary voice to Bocelli. Roberto Accurso, Francesco Piccoli and Stefano Antonucci all sing well hear. Conductor Steven Mercurio leads the way and he always works well with Bocelli. Vesti la Giubba is the highlight its and Bocelli delivers perfectly. This is a must have for all Bocelli fan's.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Trio on top again!, December 12, 2006

By 

Opera Fan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Audio CD)

Anytime you have Andrea Bocelli, Steven Mercurio, and Ana Maria Martinez together you can't help but have a winner and this cd is no exception. The only complaint I have is that it had to sit on the shelf so long that Andrea is even more dramatic with Vesti La Giubba now. The whole cast is wonderful together. Anyone that has seen these three together know for certain that there is drama and that certainly goes for the conductor too. A performance that goes straight to the heart and one that shouldn't be missed.