Stars: Luciano Pavarotti

Summary: Luciano Pavarotti performing live in Barcelona. The tracklist includes 'Un Aura Amorosa', 'La Promessa', 'La Danza Gioacchino', 'Dolente Image Di Fille Mia', 'Mailinconia ninfa gentile', 'Vanne O Rosa Fortunata' and many more.

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No longer the great operatic tenor of his heyday, Pavarotti proves in Pavarotti--Barcelona that he's still capable of remarkable things on a smaller scale. This recital mostly consists of attractive trifles, but the operatic extracts--"Un Aura Amorosa" from Cosi fan Tutte, in particular--remind us of his gift for vocal characterisation and his capacity for real subtlety. Most of the programme is made up of Neapolitan songs--many of them by Tosti, including the less common "A'Vuchella" with words by the poet D'Annunzio--where Pavarotti has a real feel for both music and words. In some of the songs, notably the two late Rossini songs "La Promessa" and "La Danza Gioacchino", he also demonstrates a sense of fun, playing with the tarantella rhythms of the latter song in a flirtatious yet still musical way.

On the DVD: the disc, which is presented in 4:3 ratio, has excellent Dolby sound that gives us just enough of the ambient audience sound to remind us that this is a live performance. It comes with a short interview, a biography and discography as bonuses. --Roz Kaveney

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Release Date:	December 3, 2001
Runtime:	94 minutes
Certification:	Exempt.
Catalogue Number:	W H E 1065
Keywords:	Music, Barcelona, Opera, Works, Luciano, Pavarotti, Stage, Classical, Performing, Operetta, Arts
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts