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The liner notes to the powerful tenor's overwhelmingly emotional debut begin with the assertion that "Russell Watson is a freak." Well, he looks like a normal 27-year-old from a working-class town in England, but what makes him "freaky" is having such an intensely powerful voice at such a young age (and his grip of operatic Italian is a bit unusual, too). Most likely, the promotional efforts -- which find the handsome singer looking like he's in a GQ ad -- will focus on getting this classic opera material to be heard and appreciated by a younger crowd. The concept here is "opera with a twist," a happy idea where "Nessun Dorma" and "Amor Ti Vieta" play comfortably alongside pop standards like Freddie Mercury's 1992 Olympic theme "Barcelona" (a rock-influenced duet with Shaun Ryder) and "Vienna," a number two hit for Ultravox in 1981. Compared to his effortless tackling of so much challenging material -- not to mention the beautiful swells by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra -- a cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" comes across as a bit staid, but it's still a version that brings out as much emotion as possible. Other featured material includes "Nella Fantasia," "Ricordo Ancor" (from Captain Corelli's Mandolin), and duets with Maire Brennan and Cleopatra Higgins. Even if the thought of opera makes you cringe, Watson is still an amazing artist who might just convert you for an hour or so.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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John Themis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Ennio Morricone, Composer - Nick Ingman, Conductor, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny O'Grady, Leader - Nick Patrick, Producer - Pete Schwier, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Russell Watson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chiara Ferrau, Author - William Hayward, Conductor, Choir Arranger, Chorus Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - The Metro Voices, Choir - Sean O'Boyle, Arranger, Work Arranger - Paul Moseley, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Fedora
London Session Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Umberto Giordano, Composer - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
London Session Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Robbie McIntosh, MainArtist - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Artist - Lucio Dalla, ComposerLyricist - Nick Patrick, Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Václav Hybs, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Miserere (Zucchero)
John Themis, MainArtist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nick Ingman, Conductor, MainArtist - Zucchero, ComposerLyricist - Bono, Author - Nick Patrick, Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Richard Harvey, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesar Franck, Composer - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Russell Watson, MainArtist - William Hayward, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Chamber Choir Of St. Catherine's, Bramley, Guildford, Choir, MainArtist - St. Thomas Aquinas, Author
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Ernesto De Curtis, Composer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Russell Watson, MainArtist - DOMENICO FURNO, Author
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Rigoletto
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Russell Watson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Marie Hugo, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Saylon Dola (Nigel Hess)
John Themis, MainArtist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Artist - Nick Patrick, Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Richard Harvey, MainArtist - Moya Brennan, MainArtist - Nigel Hess, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nick Ingman, Conductor, MainArtist - Nick Patrick, Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Piggott, MainArtist - Alistair Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Cleo Higgins, MainArtist - Gary Mahony, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Mark Smith, MainArtist - Paul Simon, ComposerLyricist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor, MainArtist - Nick Patrick, Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Vienna (Christopher Allen)
Christopher Allen, ComposerLyricist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nick Ingman, Conductor, MainArtist - Caroline Dale, MainArtist - Midge Ure, ComposerLyricist - Nick Patrick, Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - John Savannah, MainArtist - Warren Reginald Cann, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Luigi Denza, Composer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Giuseppe Turco, Author - William Hayward, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - The Metro Voices, Choir, MainArtist - John Savannah, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Shaun Ryder, MainArtist - Robbie McIntosh, MainArtist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gordon, Arranger, Work Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, ComposerLyricist - Pino Palladino, MainArtist - Mike Moran, ComposerLyricist - Geoff Dugmore, MainArtist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Russell Watson, MainArtist - William Hayward, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - The Metro Voices, Choir, MainArtist - John Savannah, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Turandot
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Giuseppe Adami, Author - Nick Patrick, Producer - Renato Simoni, Author - Russell Watson, MainArtist - William Hayward, Conductor, MainArtist - The Metro Voices, Choir, MainArtist - Chamber Choir Of St. Catherine's, Bramley, Guildford, Choir, MainArtist - Franco Alfano, Contributor, Work Editor - Carlo Gozzi, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
The liner notes to the powerful tenor's overwhelmingly emotional debut begin with the assertion that "Russell Watson is a freak." Well, he looks like a normal 27-year-old from a working-class town in England, but what makes him "freaky" is having such an intensely powerful voice at such a young age (and his grip of operatic Italian is a bit unusual, too). Most likely, the promotional efforts -- which find the handsome singer looking like he's in a GQ ad -- will focus on getting this classic opera material to be heard and appreciated by a younger crowd. The concept here is "opera with a twist," a happy idea where "Nessun Dorma" and "Amor Ti Vieta" play comfortably alongside pop standards like Freddie Mercury's 1992 Olympic theme "Barcelona" (a rock-influenced duet with Shaun Ryder) and "Vienna," a number two hit for Ultravox in 1981. Compared to his effortless tackling of so much challenging material -- not to mention the beautiful swells by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra -- a cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" comes across as a bit staid, but it's still a version that brings out as much emotion as possible. Other featured material includes "Nella Fantasia," "Ricordo Ancor" (from Captain Corelli's Mandolin), and duets with Maire Brennan and Cleopatra Higgins. Even if the thought of opera makes you cringe, Watson is still an amazing artist who might just convert you for an hour or so.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:05
- Main artists: Russell Watson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2000 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
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