Rating: NN
Classical crossover star Andrea Bocelli has a huge following, and if you’re a fan of the operatic tenor, you probably have most of the cuts on this compilation disc already.
There are four new ones, including a song with classical pianist Lang Lang accompanying. You’ll find the Time To Say Goodbye duet with pop-classical queen Sarah Brightman, the Celine Dion collaboration The Prayer and a piece with Kenny G on sax.
But Bocelli sounds the same, whether singing upbeat or ballad, and the songs have little substance. Included is a DVD of American Dream, Bocelli’s pre-9/11 Statue of Liberty concert of opera arias and Italian songs. The host links him to the Three Tenors. As if.
