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With the seventh installment of
Pavarotti & Friends: For Cambodia and Tibet, the
beloved tenor assembles yet another all-star cast of musicians in hopes of helping the children of Cambodia and Tibet. The music of the pop stars--which ranges from the modern rock of the veteran
Eurythmics to the dance-pop of
Aqua--really steals the show here, with Pavarotti lending his impeccable vocal support.
Tracy Chapman performs "Baby Can I Hold You" as a duet with Pavarotti, and Eurythmics team up with him on "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)." Of course, the tenor's fans will be begging to hear the opera great in his element, and it's no surprise that he shines on Bizet's "Agnus Dei," with international pop star
Mónica Naranjo joining in; Eduardo Di Capua's "O Sole Mio," with
Savage Garden; or even Luigi Denza's "Funiculi, Funicula," with Aqua and a children's chorus. As globetrotting benefit tributes go, this is a mixed bag, but there's probably something here for everyone.
--Jason Verlinde