Customer Reviews
Sublime - By: Music fan, 28 Nov 2008 
This is an outstanding album that finds Bocelliin wonderful voice. There's not a bad track here, with the emphasis on the great Neapolitan canzones. If one discounts Caruso as THE singer of such songs as a native of Naples, they have seldom been sung better. The song selection is excellent, with every one having a high "hummability" factor.
Bocelli appears to be a tenor at the height of his powers. The ending to Funiculi Funicula is breathtaking but a mere precursor to brilliance with the extraordinary D flat that ends Because. The latter is far from a "lounge" song as the Amazon review suggests, having been done by any tenor with his salt from Caruso through Gigli, Lanza & Domingo. I've not yet heard anyone take the final note with such gusto & Bocelli should be congratulated for a version that is now the best on record. His English is endearing on the song but his phrasing, technique & tone are all exquisite here.
Like a previous reviewer, I wish he would do less "pop" material as he is too good for a lot of that. While classically trained but much less technically correct & gifted tenors such as Russell Watson, Jonathan Ansell & Paul Potts have their fans - & to be fair, do introduce newcomers to the classical repertoire - there are few finer tenors around today than Bocelli. Pavarotti rated him highly & the approval of one of the three greatest tenors of all time (Caruso & Bjoerling being the others)should be enough for us all. If you're looking to treat yourself, or a friend, this is the album to buy.
Brilliant! - By: Mrs. Jeanette Imrie, 06 Nov 2008 How wonderful that Andrea has left the "Vegas type" songs behind!! This album is superb & we listened to it 3 timesin succession before stopping. Every song (old & new to us) was up to the high standard we expect & love to hear. These are the type of popular semi-operatic songs that Andrea can sing so much better than old Englebert hits!
