The Best of Andrea Bocelli - 'Vivere' ([Blank])

Sugar Records presents "THE BEST OF ANDREA BOCELLI: VIVERE" --- On October 21, 2007, he sang "Con te partirò" with Katherine Jenkins on the popular UK television series 'Strictly Come Dancing' results show, and on October 30, 2007, he sang "The Prayer" with Celine Dion on the soon-to-be-aired ITV special "An Audience with Céline Dion." --- He sang alongside fellow Italian singer Laura Pausini "Vivire" ("Dare To Live", in English, which was also released in "The Best of: Andrea Bocelli as "Dare To Live (Vivere)") during the 2007 Latin Grammy.

Andrea Bocelli (born 22 September 1958) is an Italian singer --- He is both an operatic tenor and a classical crossover singer --- To date, he has recorded six complete operas -- La Bohème, Il Trovatore, Werther, Pagliacci, Cavalleria Rusticana and Tosca -- in addition to various classical and pop albums --- He has sold 55 million albums worldwide --- Bocelli has been blind since the age of 12 when a soccer accident accelerated an already slow loss of eyesight from congenital glaucoma

In 1992, the Italian rock star Zucchero first auditioned Bocelli while scouting for tenors to duet with him in the song "Miserere"; after hearing this recording, tenor Luciano Pavarotti urged Zucchero to use Bocelli instead of himself and said, "Let Andrea sing Miserere with you, for there is no one finer." --- The song was later recorded with Pavarotti, but Bocelli accompanied Zucchero on his European concert tour --- In 1994, Bocelli performed the winning entry "Il mare calmo della sera" at the Sanremo Festival, which led to his first gold record. That year, he also debuted as Macduff in Giuseppe Verdi's Macbeth, sang at Pavarotti's benefit concert in Modena, and performed for Pope John Paul II at Christmas --- In 1995, Bocelli's song "Con te partirò" placed fourth at the Sanremo Festival. It was included in his 1995 album Bocelli --- On September 8, 2007, he sang Mozart's "Ave Verum Corpus" at the funeral of Luciano Pavarotti in Modena, Italy (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

The Best of Andrea Bocelli - Vivere (Track Listings)

1 La Voce del Silenzio [4:55]
2 Sogno [4:01]
3 Il Mare Calmo Della Sera [4:39]
4 Dare to Live (Vivere) [4:18]
5 Canto Della Terra [3:59]
6 A Te [4:09]
7 Besame Mucho [4:02]
8 Time to Say Goodbye (Con Te Partirò) [4:06]
9 Io Ci Saro [4:49]
10 Romanza [3:43]
11 Vivo Per Lei [4:26]
12 Melodramma [4:08]
13 Bellissime Stelle [4:14]
14 The Prayer [4:28]
15 Because We Believe [4:40]

Hats off to Sugar Records --- strongly recommend this CD to all music lovers and all others who need to hear some great classical music --- Andrea Bocelli and all the composers, conductors and orchestras please stand up and take a bow for this well deserved rare gem you've given us --- this is a keeper!

Total Time: 63 mins on 15 Tracks ~ Sugar Records ~ (10/30/2007)

I'm not a fan of classical music, this was a gift for my Dad for Christmas. But after hearing some of the CD, he does have an excellent voice.

Well worth listening to upon a Sunday afternoon or on the way to work.

Listening to Andrea just takes you to another place. This cd was everything I expected and more! I saw Andrea live in Belfast, this cd will tide me over until the next concert!