Actually it would be completely unfair to Alessandro Safina to even compare him to Russell Watson. I think Watson has done his bit in bringing Opera to the masses, but when all's said and done he sounds better when he drops the opera voice and sings pop music. Alessandro, on the other hand, has combined his operatic tenor with contemporary music to great effect.
I stumbled across Luna on a music channel (and realised that he'd sung The Music of the Night on The Royal Variety Show) and just had to buy this CD.
I've listened to it once and am not disappointed - his rich, velvety voice is both tender and powerful so that, even though the lyrics for all but one song are in Italian, each track is an emotional journey. Particular stand outs are La Sete Di Vivere, Aria E Memoria, Il Mirto E La Rosa, and of course, Luna.
Highly recommended (I know it's trite to even mention it, but the guy's also a complete babe!)