{"product_id":"andrea-bocelli-sacred-arias-cd","title":"Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias - [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe mention of his voice ignites the passion of millions worldwide. They eagerly anticipate each \u0026amp; every new album containing that is distinctly Andrea Boccelli. Now they will wait no more. His latest album he has recorded some of the most beautiful and inspired music. A combination of timeless melodies, newly discovered gems and the world's favorite \"Ave Maria,'s,\". This album also contains two bonus Christmas tracks, \"Silent Night,\" in English and Italian. Also, O Come, All Ye Faithful,\". He is accompanied by the internationally acclaimed conductor Myung-Whun Chung and the Orchestra e coro dell'Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.    When he was growing up, Andrea Bocelli recalls finding inspiration in a favourite recording of sacred music performed by tenor legend Franco Corelli. Bocelli--who in the meantime has come to inspire millions of fiercely loyal fans himself--returns to the genre as the guiding theme of Sacred Arias, the release of which coincides with the first major English-language biography of the singer. These performances are filled with the singer's phenomenally well-known vocal signature: his flair for long, sweetly floating high notes and the gentle sense of cadence he brings to a melody. It's a mistake to compartmentalise Bocelli into a singer of \"operatic\" versus \"popular\" styles: in truth his approach is at heart the same. Lack of colour and control in his phrasing remains a drawback, but the emotional empathy Bocelli evokes is never in doubt. The arias collected here sample some of the most famous devotional pieces: Schubert's \"Ave Maria\" and Mozart's transporting \"Ave Verum,\" as well as an arrangement of \"Silent Night\" in which Bocelli tries out his English. There's also a decidedly odd choice of bedfellows for a programme of \"sacred\" music, such as a song from Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder (whose \"angel\" is the object of an overpoweringly erotic attraction) and Handel's figurative ode to a tree, \"Ombra mai fu\". Still, Bocelli sings with an unfeigned directness that is sure to expand his already enormous following even further. --Thomas May\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Masses,CLASSICAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47617575289050,"sku":"028946260029","price":13.63,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/SACREDARIAS_zmmpsp.jpg?v=1771647973","url":"https:\/\/shopmusic247.com\/products\/andrea-bocelli-sacred-arias-cd","provider":"Shopmusic247","version":"1.0","type":"link"}