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Merry Christmas from Vienna

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This video is excellent the songs were great. Being invited to sing by Placido Domingo is a great privilege. Obviously he thinks Michael Bolton's voice warrants this music. Placido and Michael sing a duet of the "Ave Maria" that is wonderful, Michael did a great job singing this. He also has a great video on dvd with Luciano Pavarotti, called Pavarotti and Friends For the Children of Bosnia, and also a great duet with Renee Fleming opera singer on another CD of Michael Boltons, "My Secret Passion" of all the Italian aria's.

I think all the involved musicians did a great job,the idea of joining mega-artists of classical and modern music is interesting, the repertoire they sing let's you taste the traditional music from a lot of European and American countries.

saw and heard it on dvd and it good enough to be released on vhs for michael bolton fans.

Who invited Michael Bolton?

There are a few inspired moments in this holiday presentation, but Bolton does not provide them... It is clear he has had no serious vocal training and looks visibly uncomfortable when he actually has to stretch himself beyond soulful wailing in numbers such as "Fum, Fum, Fum." Domingo and Huang hold their own nicely, though Domingo's own composition is forgettable. Bolton's "Joy to the World" is abysmal, clearly the worst part of the concert, which you can see from the looks on Domingo and Huang's faces. On a brighter note, Steven Mercurio is fantastic and vibrant as ever.