I have a pre-release to get to.
Oliver Kamm writes about ‘Popera’ with reference to Il Divo.
I bought the Il Divo album on the iTunes Music Store and it’s the first time I’ve regretted a purchase (it wasn’t vetted as thoroughly as my usual purchases). Some of the Italian lyrics are facile and at the end of the day, although certain re-workings have their charm (like the cover of Tony Braxton’s ‘unbreak my heart’) the CD sucks, overall.
If you’re going to sing beautifully you may as well just sing the arias. There’s a reason their words are remembered by so many (hint: It’s because they don’t suck).
Later
John
Posted by John Swaine at November 20, 2004 10:20 AM | TrackBack