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Russell Watson, Stephen Warbeck, Giuseppe Verdi, Lucio Dalla, Zucchero, Cesar Franck, Ernesto de Curtis, Umberto Giordano, Nigel Hess, Russell Gordon Alistair Mahoney Gary Watson - Russell Watson · The Voice

Russell Watson, Stephen Warbeck, Giuseppe Verdi, Lucio Dalla, Zucchero, Cesar Franck, Ernesto de Curtis, Umberto Giordano, Nigel Hess, Russell Gordon Alistair Mahoney Gary Watson - Russell Watson · The Voice

Band: Russell Watson, Stephen Warbeck, Giuseppe Verdi, Lucio Dalla, Zucchero, Cesar Franck, Ernesto de Curtis, Umberto Giordano, Nigel Hess, Russell Gordon Alistair Mahoney Gary Watson Title: Russell Watson · The Voice Rating: Release Date: 17 April, 2001 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Nella Fantasia 2: Amor Ti Vieta 3: Pelagia's Song (Captain Corelli's Mandolin) 4: Caruso 5: Miserere 6: Panis Angelicus 7: Non Ti Scordar Di Me 8: La Donna E Mobile 9: Saylon Dola 10: Someone Like You 11: Bridge Over Troubled Waters 12: Vienna 13: Funiculi 14: Barcelona (With Shaun Ryder) 15: Nessun Dorma!

Editoral Review He turned up unannounced at the Decca offices and was promptly signed up by one of the most important classical labels in the world. Russell Watson's story is a classic rags-to-riches fairy tale: The former welder, after years of singing in pubs and clubs, traveled from Salford, his hometown, to London. Vocal coaching followed, as did a number of successful live appearances supporting Cliff Richard. Now, we have this recital CD, which explores a wide range of musical styles. Watson's Italian is a little ponderous in tracks such as "Amor Ti Vieta," but this is more than offset by his captivating and utterly natural-sounding tenor voice. The inevitable popular arias are here, namely "La Donna è Mobile" and "Nessun Dorma," sung with a refreshing and youthful vitality. Pop tracks, including Ultravox's classic 1980s hit "Vienna" and a witty cover version of "Barcelona" sung with former Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder, sit comfortably on the disc. Watson performs them with integrity, not simply paying lip service to the music of his generation. Watson has the potential to do for classical music what Jamie Oliver has done for cookery, and there are few people who won't find this debut CD appealing. --Rebecca Agnew .. You can see a complete list of all Russell Watson, Stephen Warbeck, Giuseppe Verdi, Lucio Dalla, Zucchero, Cesar Franck, Ernesto de Curtis, Umberto Giordano, Nigel Hess, Russell Gordon Alistair Mahoney Gary Watson discography, or go back to the Russell Watson, Stephen Warbeck, Giuseppe Verdi, Lucio Dalla, Zucchero, Cesar Franck, Ernesto de Curtis, Umberto Giordano, Nigel Hess, Russell Gordon Alistair Mahoney Gary Watson tabs