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If you're wondering what separates crossover supergroup Amici Forever from the rest of the opera-pop pack, just do the math. Two tenors plus two sopranos and one bass-baritone add up to an equation that trumps the competition: Compared to the four gentlemen of Il Divo, much less the solitary solos of Andrea Bocelli, this team has a range that can't be beat. Every aria can become a love duet, and when the other three vocalists arrive, they never fail to take it rapturously over the top. On their sophomore album, the quintet builds on the success of their debut, The Opera Band, proving beyond any doubt that they've got musical style to match their fashion sense. And even though they update the classics, part of their appeal is the respect they show for the originals. Most irresistible are the tracks that add vocals to some of the orchestral repertoire's most romantic melodies -- from Khachaturian's Spartacus on "Ocean Heart," for example, or Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto on "Nostalgia." For those whose tastes are less strictly classical, new songs like "La Fiamma Sacra" and the Celtic-tinged "So Far Away" tap into the eloquent pop ballad style of Josh Groban. But no matter what they're singing, Amici Forever succeed in conveying the pure passion at the music's heart. Scott Paulin, Barnes & Noble

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