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Dennis O'Neill is a wonderfully sensitive, intelligent singer--a tenor who varies his tone and delivery for each character. He also sings the music as written, with every dynamic shading in place. Yes, he manages high B-flats pianissimo without resorting to falsetto, and he also rises somewhat heroically to heavier moments. But there's a rub. The loud, high notes are a bit nasty--a slight wobble comes into the voice and a sense of strain is more than noticeable. His exquisite, piano beginning of "O paradiso" ("Oh land of dreams") from L'Africaine is only a sad memory when you hear the vaguely bawled high notes throughout. His "Reve" from Manon is lovely in its sustained peacefulness, and while he's very exciting in the big Act II duet from Ballo (with soprano Susan Bullock as a fine Amelia), there are always those unfortunate "big" notes to reckon with. Perhaps that's why the gorgeous Pearl Fishers duet, with baritone Anthony Michaels-Moore, ends the program so successfully. The soft notes are more prominent than the troublesome forte ones. Perhaps this is being too picky--O'Neill is a worthy singer, he makes these arias and scenes palatable in translation (even Alvaro's music from Forza is believable), and artistry like this is a pleasure to come across. --Robert Levine
| ARTIST: | Anthony Michaels-Moore, Clive Bayley, Georges Bizet, Francesco Cilea, Gaetano Donizetti, Umberto Giordano, Jules Massenet, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Chandos |
| TYPE: | Classical, Opera, Classical Vocals, Opera/Operetta Collections, French Romantic Opera, Italian Romantic Opera, Classical Music |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Turandot: Calaf's Aria, Luisa Miller: Rodolfo's Aria, The Lombards At The First Crusade: Oronte's Cavatina, The Force Of Destiny: Alvaro's Recitative And Romance, The Force Of Destiny: Alvaro's Recitative And Romance, A Masked Ball: Gustavus's And Amelia's Duet, A Masked Ball: Gustavus's And Amelia's Duet, A Masked Ball: Gustavus's And Amelia's Duet, Lucia di Lammermoor: Aria Finale, Lucia di Lammermoor: Aria Finale, Lucia di Lammermoor: Aria Finale, Lucia di Lammermoor: Aria Finale, The Force Of Destiny: Don Carlo's And Alvaro's Duet, The Force Of Destiny: Don Carlo's And Alvaro's Duet, The Maid Of Arles: Federico's Lament, Manon: Des Grieux's Dream Song, The African Maid: Vasco's Recitative And Aria, Manon Lescaut: Des Grieux's Aria, Turandot: Calaf's Aria, Fedora: Count Loris Ipanov's Aria, The Pearl Fishers: Nadir's and Zurga's Duet |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 095115301326 |