Viaggio italiano

Classical · 1996 · 14 tracks

Viaggio italiano

A lush collection of Italian arias and Neapolitan folk songs. Sweeping orchestral arrangements meet a voice that feels both intimate and impossibly large.

1996 · Philips

A sweeping, romantic embrace that balances operatic grandeur with the intimate ache of folk tradition.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks

01

Giacomo Puccini - Turandot: "Nessun dorma"

3:13

02

Francesco Ciléa - L'Arlesiana: "Lamento di Federico"

4:41

03

Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth: "Ah, la paterna mano"

3:21

04

Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: "La donna è mobile"

2:18

05

Gaetano Donizetti - Elisir d’amore: "Una furtiva lacrima"

4:14

06

Panis angelicus

3:58

07

Franz Schubert - Ave Maria

4:27

08

’O sole mio

4:40

09

Core 'ngrato

4:46

10

Santa Lucia Luntana

5:10

11

I’ te vurria vasà

5:42

12

Tu, ’ca nun chiagne!

3:37

13

Marinarello

4:00

14

Piscatore ’e Pusilleco

4:18

Moments Worth Listening For

The explosive, lung-bursting high B at the climax of Nessun Dorma that feels like a physical sunrise.

The transition from the delicate, weeping woodwinds to the full swell of the strings in Una furtiva lacrima.

The way the mandolin-style picking evokes a dusty Neapolitan street during the opening of Santa Lucia Luntana.

Reviews

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does Viaggio italiano sound next to the rest of Andrea Bocelli's catalogue?

Belting+1.2σ

The vocals lean notably further into belting than the rest of the catalogue.

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