| DVD Information |  | Concerto di Natale Christmas Concert with Jose Carreras | | | | UPC: 014381100525 | | Musicals & Performing Arts : Classical | | Amazon.com
Taped in 1998 at the Basilica di S. Ambrogio in Milan, this Christmas concert starring José Carreras with David Gimenez conducting the Arturo Toscanini Orchestra includes a few sentimental religious favorites, notably César Franck's Panis Angelicus, Schubert's Ave Maria (in which he gets the words mixed up), the anonymous Adeste Fideles, Silent Night sung in Italian, and The Lord's Prayer, sung (in English) as an encore and, for some viewers, probably worth the price of the disc. There are baroque orchestral selections (a Bach overture, the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Handel's Solomon), and some pop favorites: The Little Drummer Boy, sung in both English and Italian, and White Christmas, sung as an encore in English.
Among the more exotic items are an Italian adaptation of a Schubert lullaby titled Mille cherubini in coro (A thousand Cherubim in chorus) and a setting of Panis Angelicus attributed to J.S. Bach, who would have had serious theological problems with the text. Most of the time, the performance is essentially operatic, with lush orchestration and lots of vocal vibrato, whether the music happens to be folk, pop, or liturgical. Carreras's fans will be satisfied, as his voice is in good condition and he sounds generally comfortable with the material, particularly in the Spanish and Catalan numbers. --Joe McLellan
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Concerto Di Natale is the first of a concert series commissioned by Pope John Paul II and the Vatican for the Celebration of the Jubilaeum 2000. José Carreras performs along with the Dell'Emilia Romagna Symphonic Orchestra at the Basilica di S. Ambrogio Church in Milan a collection of traditional Christmas music, as well as classical favorites from Bach, Handel, and Schubert. Magnificently photographed by Carlo Di Palma, the splendor of the Basilica di S. Ambrogio comes alive. 80... read more | | | | Products related to "Concerto di Natale Christmas Concert with Jose Carreras" from Amazon.com | |
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