Pasión (CD) – Roberto Alagna

Composers: Various
Artists: Roberto Alagna
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
CD Release Date: December 6, 2011

Roberto Alagna is a peerless communicator. No other tenor of our time radiates joy like his when he lifts his voice above an orchestra, and his sensual tenor thrills whether deployed in opera or pop.

Cuban boleros and Argentinean tangos constitute the core of this CD. Having some Spanish ancestry, Alagna sings Pasión’s music with total identification, and Yvan Cassar’s ingenious and felicitous arrangements preserve and emphasize every song’s musical fingerprint.

“...a revelatory tour of Central and South America, with enough Brazilian bossa novas, Cuban boleros and Argentine tangos to set your hips swaying and feet tapping...”

“[Alagna] brings a loose rhythmic ease and a variety of colors to each number. ...The entire disc exudes a sunny charm.” (Opera News)

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