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Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Passione di Napoli. Constantine Orbelian, Philharmonia of Russia. Delos DE 3290.
Hvorostovsky has a voice like a great golden ball: smooth, round, mellow, mellifluous, and honey-drenched, besides. What's more, he sings with the exacting precision of a perfect circle, while at the same time conveying a passion and conviction seldom heard from professional entertainers. On the downside, he's a baritone, and that might take a moment to get used to, considering he performs a collection of Neapolitan songs normally reserved for tenors. The fact that the man is singing Italian songs but was born in Russian Siberia is irrelevant, as he appears completely at home in the language.
Among the famous tunes Hvorostovky provides are "Turna a Surriento," "Maria, Mari," "O sole mio," "Voce'e notte," "'A vucchella," and "Santa Lucia," and others, 17 in all. He is accompanied ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Passione di Napoli.