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Sicilian-French tenor Roberto Alagna continues with his bid for superstardom, an effort that has involved performing crossover material in quantities comparable to some of his illustrious tenor ancestors. Among his strong points here, in addition to a really compelling high C that he doesn't just throw around, is that he tends to find really unusual popular material to replace the Neapolitan songs that were musical common coin in Caruso's day, or even the big pop ballads that worked in Domingo's. Here Alagna unearths the repertory of post-World War II French pop singer Luis Mariano, whose voice first made an impression on him when he was 10. For most listeners outside of France, Mariano will be little more than a name, but the songs for which he was famous work well in drawing out Alagna's playful personality and in exploiting his ability to shift vocal personalities in pop material. Various composers are represented; the most frequent is the Basque-born Francís López, whose Spanish- and Mexican-flavored French songs had the lush quality familiar to American listeners from dozens of easy listening arrangements. Alagna does well with songs like México, track 1, and he manages to bring the listener on board with his enjoyment of fluff like Noël Roux's Salade de fruits (Fruit Salad). Alagna's accented but not uncomfortable readings of two Cole Porter songs, "C'est magnifique!" and "I Love Paris," will satisfy English-speaking listeners, but the copy of the disc examined had booklet notes and song texts (except for the Porter items) in no language other than French. Even if translations had been provided they wouldn't have helped much, for the booklet design renders the text virtually unreadable. The album also stumbles with the inclusion of several duets with vocally undistinguished French pop stars and even rugged movie star Jean Reno; these break up the momentum Alagna generates. Nevertheless, the tenor takes another step with this release toward creating the sense of relaxed fun that will put him in the Three Tenors territory.
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C'est Magnifique (Porter cole)
Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Yvan Cassar, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Engel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Montazaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christophe Guiot, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Paris Symphony Orchestra, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrille Aufort, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Records France
Mexico (Lopez)
Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Lopez, Composer - Yvan Cassar, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Vincy, Author - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Chantereau, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Engel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Montazaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christophe Guiot, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Paris Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrille Aufort, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - André-Marie Mazure, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Records France
La Belle De Cadix (Lopez)
Francis Lopez, Composer - Yvan Cassar, Conductor, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Chantereau, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Engel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Montazaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christophe Guiot, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Antoine Vanderhaeghen, Author - Paris Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrille Aufort, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Henri Ovanessian, Author - Marcel Cabridens, Author
℗ 2005 Decca Records France
Zambra Gitana (Lopez)
Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Lopez, Composer - Yvan Cassar, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Chantereau, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Engel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Montazaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christophe Guiot, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Giraud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Paris Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Contreras, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jesus Maria De Arozamena, Author - Francisco Gonzales, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Records France
L'Amour Est Un Bouquet De Violettes (Lopez)
Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Lopez, Composer - Yvan Cassar, Conductor, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mireille Brocey, Author - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Montazaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christophe Guiot, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Giraud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Paris Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Records France
I Love Paris (Porter cole)
Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Yvan Cassar, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Engel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Montazaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Reno, Actor, Actor/Singer, FeaturedArtist - Paris Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Florin Niculescu, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Records France
Salade De Fruits (Roux Noel)
Yvan Cassar, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Hervé Cavelier, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Karen Brunon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Chantereau, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Engel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Morel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Raphael Mejias, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Armand Ferdinand Canfora, Composer - André-Marie Mazure, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Contreras, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Charles Roux, ComposerLyricist - Julio Font, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Francisco Gonzales, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - José-Marie Fuenmayor-Rondon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Records France
Rossignol De Mes Amours (Lopez)
Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Lopez, Composer - Yvan Cassar, Conductor, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Vincy, Author - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Engel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Montazaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christophe Guiot, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Paris Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stéphane Limonaire, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Records France
Aïe, Pourquoi On S'Aime ? (Mansard, Colette)
Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Bravard, Author - Yvan Cassar, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Hervé Cavelier, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Karen Brunon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Chantereau, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Engel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Montazaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Morel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Arielle Dombasle, Soprano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - André-Marie Mazure, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Colette Mansard, Composer - Francisco Gonzales, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - José-Marie Fuenmayor-Rondon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Records France
Maria Luisa (Lopez)
Thierry Eliez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Lopez, Composer - Yvan Cassar, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Montazaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christophe Guiot, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Antoine Vanderhaeghen, Author - Paris Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrille Aufort, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Henri Ovanessian, Author - Marcel Cabridens, Author
℗ 2005 Decca Records France
Vaya Con Dios (Russell, Larry)
Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Yvan Cassar, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Chantereau, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Pepper, ComposerLyricist - Inez James, ComposerLyricist - Larry Russell, ComposerLyricist - Claude Engel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Montazaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christophe Guiot, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Paris Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - André-Marie Mazure, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Contreras, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Francisco Gonzales, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Records France
Quand On Est Deux Amis (Lopez)
Elie Semoun, FeaturedArtist - Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Lopez, Composer - Yvan Cassar, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Vincy, Author - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Chantereau, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Engel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Montazaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Romanelli, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Denys Lable, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Records France
Album review
Sicilian-French tenor Roberto Alagna continues with his bid for superstardom, an effort that has involved performing crossover material in quantities comparable to some of his illustrious tenor ancestors. Among his strong points here, in addition to a really compelling high C that he doesn't just throw around, is that he tends to find really unusual popular material to replace the Neapolitan songs that were musical common coin in Caruso's day, or even the big pop ballads that worked in Domingo's. Here Alagna unearths the repertory of post-World War II French pop singer Luis Mariano, whose voice first made an impression on him when he was 10. For most listeners outside of France, Mariano will be little more than a name, but the songs for which he was famous work well in drawing out Alagna's playful personality and in exploiting his ability to shift vocal personalities in pop material. Various composers are represented; the most frequent is the Basque-born Francís López, whose Spanish- and Mexican-flavored French songs had the lush quality familiar to American listeners from dozens of easy listening arrangements. Alagna does well with songs like México, track 1, and he manages to bring the listener on board with his enjoyment of fluff like Noël Roux's Salade de fruits (Fruit Salad). Alagna's accented but not uncomfortable readings of two Cole Porter songs, "C'est magnifique!" and "I Love Paris," will satisfy English-speaking listeners, but the copy of the disc examined had booklet notes and song texts (except for the Porter items) in no language other than French. Even if translations had been provided they wouldn't have helped much, for the booklet design renders the text virtually unreadable. The album also stumbles with the inclusion of several duets with vocally undistinguished French pop stars and even rugged movie star Jean Reno; these break up the momentum Alagna generates. Nevertheless, the tenor takes another step with this release toward creating the sense of relaxed fun that will put him in the Three Tenors territory.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:27
- Main artists: Roberto Alagna
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France
- Genre: Classical
© 2005 Decca Records France ℗ 2005 Decca Records France
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