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Kevin Sutton writes:
>Giuseppi Verdi: Manzoni Requiem. Renee Fleming, soprano; Olga Borodina,
>mezzo soprano; Andrea Bocelli, tenor; Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, bass. Kirov
>Orchestra and Chorus, Valery Gergiev, conductor. Philips 468079.
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>This project should cost some record label executives their jobs. Billed
>on its cover as "The Ultimate Verdi Requiem," this disaster of a recording
>must surely have Verdi spinning in his grave.
I have no opinions on the matter, but a rather different view is given by
Richard Dyer in today's Boston Globe. He finds much to criticize about the
performance, but is very positive about Bocelli. I found this surprising,
since Dyer is usually rough on big reputaion stars who (in his opinion)
don't perform up to reputation.
Professor Bernard Chasan
Physics Department, Boston University
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