Customer Reviews

Musicals

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Charismatic French actor Lambert Wilson, who made his name in the West End, does several wonderful theatre songs in the original orchestrations, some rare. The only flaw is French is his native language and the accent does intrude on the interpretations here and there. All the same, a charming album of intelligent performances.

This guy has no voice and his interpretation is nothing to write home about. Nice selection of songs though. I heard a cut from this on a Broadway channel of satellite radio and it was so inept I came to Amazon to see where it came from. Skip this one.

Thin, unsupported voice sings uninteresting interpretations, barely on pitch. Just listen to a couple of the samples to see for yourself.

This is a collection of some of the best Broadway musical material, selected and performed by French actor and singer Lambert Wilson. The collection includes older popular standards by songwriters such Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Lerner and Loewe, and more contemporary works by composers like Bernstein and Sondheim. Wilson has a strong baritone voice that works nicely with the material. In a couple of spots, you may notice a difference in pronunciation due to his nationality, but it's nothing really bothersome. Just relax and enjoy the wonderful selection of songs; it's become one of my favorites.