Roberto Alagna ~ Serenades [Import]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Artist), Francesco Paolo Tosti (Artist), Georges Bizet (Artist), Ernesto Tagliaferri (Artist), Eduardo di Capua (Artist), Ernesto de Curtis (Artist), Gaetano Errico Pennino (Artist), Ruggiero Leoncavallo (Artist), Raffaele Mingardo (Artist), Giuseppe Cioffi (Artist), Rodolfo Falvo (Artist), Gioachino Rossini (Artist), Italian Traditional (Artist), Salvatore Cardillo (Artist), Arturo Buzzi-Peccia (Artist), Roberto Alagna (Artist), Angela Gheorghiu (Artist), David Alagna (Artist), Federico Alagna (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 1997)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002RYT
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,450 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #4 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Gheorghiu, Angela
  • #61 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Featured Performers, A-Z > A to B

Track Listings

1. Maria Marì

2. Passione

3. Carretierre

4. Arietta di Posillipo - 'A vucchella

5. Don Giovanni; Act 2: Conzonetta 'Deh vieni alla fenestra'

6. Torna a Surriento

7. Pecché

8. Sérénade française - Au clair de la lune, mon gentil Pierrot

9. Sérénade 'Elle est la... A la voix d'un amant fidele'

10. 'Na sera 'e maggio

11. Dicitencello vuie

12. Senza nisciuno

13. Les Pecheurs de perles; Act 2: Chanson 'De mon ami'

14. Il barbiere de Siviglia; Act 1: Canzone 'Se il mio nome saper voi bramate'

15. Canta pe' me

16. 'O sole mio

17. Fenesta che lucive

18. Pagliacci; Act 2: Serenata 'O Colombina, il tenero fido Arlechin'

19. Tu, ca nun chiagne!

20. Core ngrato

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Roberto di Bella Napoli!, February 18, 2002

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CamiloUK "Camilo the Silver Bint" (Norfolk, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roberto Alagna ~ Serenades (Audio CD)

Exquisite collection of serenades and Neapolitan songs, beautifully accompanied by Roberto's brothers. Far more intimate than you might expect, but none the worse for that, and it makes you hope that Roberto might consider an entire album of Neapolitan songs. This one is worth buying just to hear how moving "Core 'Ngrato" can be when it's sung properly! There is also a very good CD booklet with pleasing photography, proving not only can they sing and play beautifully, but that they're a handsome family, the Alagnas!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente Adquisición, August 19, 2000

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"rafa_ramirez" (Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roberto Alagna ~ Serenades (Audio CD)

En este excelente disco en el que se contiene una muy buena variedad de canciones consideradas como "tradicionales" dentro de la canción napolitana, Roberto Alagna hace gala de una gran calidad vocal además de hacerse acompañar por la guitarra con sus hermanos, lo cual crea una atmosfera muy intima y nos presenta una interesante alternativa al clasico acompañamiento de orquesta. Sin duda alguna una excelente compra para todos aquellos que deseen contar en su colecciòn con una verdadera compilaciòn de clásicos interpretados con gran pasión y diferente propuesta musical.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful performances by Alagna, October 27, 2000

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M. Ramos - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roberto Alagna ~ Serenades (Audio CD)

Roberto Alagna give impassioned interpretations of popular Italian songs and Italian and French operatic serenades by Bizet, Mozart, Leoncavallo and Rossini. The tenor is accompanied by his brothers David and Frederico on the guitars. Even when the accompagniment have sometimes the tendency to a have limited color(compared to the original orchestral arrangements of many of these pieces) it is for the most part charming and give the atmosphere of intimacy that is related to these serenades. Among the best numbers are Maria Mari, A vuchella, Serenade Française, De mon âme from Les pécheurs de perles by Bizet (with a beautiful cameo appearance by soprano Angela Gheorghiu, Mr. Alagna's wife), Il mio nome from The Barber of Seville, and Lolita. Alagna's command of both Italian and French and the beauty of his lyric tenor make this recording a treat.