Product Details

• Actors: Mario Frangoulis, Justin Hayward
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony
• DVD Release Date: December 3, 2002
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007CVRQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,864 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Mario Frangoulis is shaping up as a major crossover talent, equally at home in European and American songs, and enjoying a knack for co-opting operatic material into his personal style. His voice has strength and warmth, he expresses emotions with passion and subtlety, and he handles words clearly and expertly in a variety of languages, notably Italian, Greek, and Spanish. His English is impeccable.

Except for the omission of "Canzone Arrabbiata," this PBS-televised concert in the outdoor Theatre of the Earth in Thessaloníki, Greece, duplicates the material on the CD of the same name. In "Nights in White Satin (Notte di Luce)," he is joined by Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues. The video dimension adds a lot; Frangoulis has a magnetic stage presence, and the vast audience is infectiously enthusiastic. He gives little spoken introductions explaining each song, but English subtitles would have made the DVD even more valuable. --Joe McLellan

Product Description

SOMETIMES I DREAM - LIVE IN CONCERT - DVD Movie

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passion, Talent, and a Voice that will leave you dreaming, December 8, 2002

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M. Raeann Gooch "rgooch55" (Napa, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mario Frangoulis - Sometimes I Dream (Live in Concert) (DVD)

I am crossing all fingers and toes in the hope that this amazingly talented young man will receive the recognition that he so deserves. Sometimes I Dream:Live In Concert was filmed in Thessaloniki, Greece at the beautiful Theatre of the Earth. Mario is joined by a lovely orchestra and a couple of different choirs. The audience is made up of all ages, from teenagers to young couples to senior citizens. This is singing at its purist - no overblown pyrotechnics or crazy lighting, no dancers, no smoke. It is a man on a stage, singing with a passion that will leave you almost breathless. While watching Mario sing, you can tell that he feels every note of the music and every emotion that the song addresses. His face, especially his eyes, are so expressive. His training in acting and his experience in theatre (Phantom, Les Miz) have given him an incredible ability to become a different character within each song.
The voice of the Moody Blues, Justin Hayward, makes a special appearance to join Mario for Nights In White Satin. Mario gives an introduction for most of the songs. The concert includes all but one song from the album Sometimes I Dream. The bonus section contains a Behind The Scenes featurette, Mario's biography, a photo gallery, and Mario's thoughts on each song. The picture quailty and sound are first rate. The editorial review is incorrect about subtitles - they are available in English, French and German. I think it's safe to say that the average person does not speak fluent Italian or Greek, so the person who decided to include subtitles deserves a raise. The concert portion is just about an hour and the featurette is around 10 minutes. This is a great dvd and well worth the cost. Mario is an amazing talent and he blows the "competition" (I don't need to throw names) out of the water with his vocal talent, passionate interpretation of songs, and amazing stage presence. He is charming and attractive and will hopefully introduce a new generation to the operatic/pop classical hybrid of music.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing. This guy has a beautiful voice, June 15, 2003

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PatrickO "Patrick" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mario Frangoulis - Sometimes I Dream (Live in Concert) (DVD)

I caught this presentation on my local NYC PBS station in late 2002 while channel flipping. I was struck by the range, power and enormous passion of his voice and ended up watching the whole concert. Frangoulis was then on my local PBS station providing some live commentary after the broadcast. He seems like a humble person despite his amazing talent.

Frangoulis' duet with Moody Blues vocalist Justin Haywood on "Nights in White Satin" is one of those rare moments in music that is thrilling. There's no other word for it. The fact that this guy isn't a bigger star is a huge failure of Sony's marketing department, in my view. He outshines just about every other male pop and classical vocalist I've ever heard. In terms of talent, he's a male equivalent of someone like Barbra Streisand or Whitney Houston.

So in short, it's hard to imagine anyone not liking this DVD, especially given the beauty of the outdoor ampitheater in Greece where it was staged. Buy it and be amazed.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ABOLUTELY AWESOME!!!, March 16, 2005

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J. Watler "J Watler" (FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mario Frangoulis - Sometimes I Dream (Live in Concert) (DVD)

If you love Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban (I do), you will LOOOOVE Mario as well. The three styles are different, we're not talking who sounds more like the "opera tenor" here. Who the HELL cares!!! This is just pure enjoyment and soul nurturing. Mario sings in English, Italian, Greek and Spanish; and trust me, you will not CARE that you can't understand a word, Mario transmits so much emotion and passion thru his songs that you will enjoy this music, even if you don't understand what he's singing. He is THAT good! Mario sounds even better live than on the studio recorded CD of the same title. I definitely will be looking for his live concert in the future. Way to go, Mario!