Search - Rolando Villazón :: Gitano (Zarzuela Arias)

Must Have!

David G. Rogoff | Somerset, NJ United States | 03/01/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The best way to make my point is by saying that I've had this CD for two weeks now, one in my car and one in my home, and it's about all I've been listening to since I got it. It's that addictive. If you are an opera lover, if you are a fan of vocal art, if you have admired Villazon's earlier work, if you just love great music wonderfully, earnestly, generously, passionately performed, then you absolutely must own this CD. There's not a false note in these gorgeously rendered numbers. The music itself, mostly new to my ears, is sun-drenched Latin throughout--pulsating with life, hypnotic, captivating, sensual and, under Domingo's magic wand, magnificently, charmingly idiomatic. Villazon's singing is beautiful, full-throated, subtle, free and fully alive to every word in the text and will pull you back for repeated listening, I guarantee it.

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Magnificent performances

James R. Harkins | North Adams, MA United States | 03/21/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This recording should help increase the English-speaking public's knowledge and appreciation of the zarzuela genre. Superbly sung and conducted, it reflects Domingo's knowledge of and experience in zarzuelas aand Villazón's beuatiful voice and great artistry. What a combination!"

Tenor Villazon

A. Perea | Greenville, SC USA | 06/26/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Rolando Villazon is an outstanding opera tenor, and in this series of zarzuela arias shows his great talent. Coached by Placido Domingo, some of the arias sound as if Domingo was singing them. The CD includes a new aria Domingo has also sang before (Un gitano sin honor)and Villazon does a great interpretation."