José Carreras: The Golden Years
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Free Music Review: A great CD!
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this album about 2 months ago and honestly listen to it nearly every day.This is a must have CD in anybody's collection. This CD still has some of my favorite opera pieces, including my Most favorite Donizetti's "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'Elisir d'Amore and Leoncavallo's "Recitar!..Vesti la giubba" from I Pagliacci. You can also find many favorite arias in this CD from great Italian composers Paccini & Verdi. This CD is an excellent introduction to Opera for those who don't think they like Opera. I am not one of those people who will argue that Carrera is the BEST opera singer ever, but this album is one of the BEST Aria collections ever. Each track is sung with passion and meaning imbedded into the words, and the range of the man is truly remarkable. If you are interested in giving some attention to this singer, then "The Golden Years" is by far his BEST to date so I heartily recommend it. Carrera is the greatest tenor alive, even, shall I say is greater than Pavarotti. The choices of songs for this album is ones that are non very well known, but you cannot deny the greatness of Carrera's voice Carrera is an opera singer with a sweetness that has not been heard since Caruso.Listening to Jose Carrera brings beauty to opera. Whether loud or soft is not the point. His voice has a purity and gentle emotion that is spectacular.Free Music Review: A great CD!
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this album about 2 months ago and honestly listen to it nearly every day.This is a must have CD in anybody's collection. This CD still has some of my favorite opera pieces, including my Most favorite Donizetti's "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'Elisir d'Amore and Leoncavallo's "Recitar!..Vesti la giubba" from I Pagliacci. You can also find many favorite arias in this CD from great Italian composers Paccini & Verdi. This CD is an excellent introduction to Opera for those who don't think they like Opera. I am not one of those people who will argue that Carrera is the BEST opera singer ever, but this album is one of the BEST Aria collections ever. Each track is sung with passion and meaning imbedded into the words, and the range of the man is truly remarkable. If you are interested in giving some attention to this singer, then "The Golden Years" is by far his BEST to date so I heartily recommend it. Carrera is the greatest tenor alive, even, shall I say is greater than Pavarotti. The choices of songs for this album is ones that are non very well known, but you cannot deny the greatness of Carrera's voice Carrera is an opera singer with a sweetness that has not been heard since Caruso.Listening to Jose Carrera brings beauty to opera. Whether loud or soft is not the point. His voice has a purity and gentle emotion that is spectacular.Free Music Review: He answered my SOS - with his soul
Hit: 5 Stars
I came upon the genius of Mr. Carrera quite accidentally. I was in Warsovie (Warsaw), Poland. My purse was stolen, so I lay miserable and penniless and alone in the home of my Ex, with a copy of the Vampire Chronicles and Dostoevsky's Notes from the Underground (only books in English). The maddening drone of the hydro-dam nearby moved me to turn on the radio to my favorite college station. I was no opera buff, so when they announced that they would cover some Enrique Caruso songs, I was panicked to find a station that I could relate to.Jose Carrera covered the full gambit of Caruso's classics. They must've played him for 2 hours straight. I was mesmerized. I could have touched him and put his hand to my face, his voice was so close. He sang with such emotion and outcry that I wanted to take him into my arms and console him. "Damn" is all that I could verbalize, when the program ended.
I'm not into Jose Carrera singing pop tunes, but he completely blows me away when he's in his own element. I was never feeling the three tenors, and although I remember Pavarotti and our school taking us to the Met in the 80's, Jose Carrera, is an animal of an entirely different species. He's one of a few artists that I can only listen to on my Bose, all alone, to fully appreciate the gravity of talent.
Free Music Review: Great Singing!
Hit: 5 Stars
This CD is absolutely marvelous. It shows the tenor in his prime and so correctly entitled "Golden Years". Even though it does not include some of Carreras' essential roles, such as Radames or Don Carlo, it encompasses large spectrum of his diverse repertoire from grand opera to beautiful Neapolitan songs. Some selections were recorded in 1992 and serve as proof that Carreras' brash with death did little to damage his magnificent voice. If anything, it's a bit more spinto now. Those who take it upon themselves to criticize simply prove to be unfamiliar with the Artist and with the music. His rendition of "E lucevan de stelle" is the best on record, period. The power and emotion are staggering. The songs are becoming arias with Carreras' irresistible ardor, proving him as one of the very few opera singers who can be successful with rather treacherous crossover genre. Yes, the Golden Age of opera is now, and it's a pleasure to be able to still be able hear and see this incredible and versatile artist. Bravo, maestro Carreras!Free Music Review: Carreras At His Best!
Hit: 5 Stars
Although this collection has a nice mixture of Opera and Crossover selections, it would have been nice to hear a few more rare arias from Maestro Carreras. Afterall, how many discs did Philips release with Core'ngrato, O sole mio, and A'vucchela on them? Or E lucevan lestelle, Che gelida manina, and Nessun dorma on them? There are too many repeats in this collection for my taste. Of course the singing is brilliant. People can say all they want about the changing of Jose's voice through the years. All the great singers voices change! How can they not? Heavier roles taking their tolls? GIVE ME A BREAK! Only a handful of tenors brought out the passion and the "insides" of each character that they performed. Jose is one of them. As far as his voice change since 1987? What can any reasonable person expect? Through all that he went through with his illness it is truely remarkable that he still has a voice much less to be alive! I firmly believe that Jose has many years left of recording in the studio. He still has a lot to offer!