Duetto Marcelo Álvarez, Salvatore Licitra

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  • Release Date: 06/24/2003
  • Sales Rank: 28,270
  • Label: SONY
  • UPC: 696998795723

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Duetto

1LISTENOltre La Tempesta
2LISTENSiempre Adorarla
3LISTENOdissea
4LISTENIl Volo
5LISTENFantasma D'amore
6LISTENDovunque Sarai
7LISTENSolo Amore
8LISTENMaria
9LISTENSon Gli Occhi Tuoi
10LISTENJe crois entendre encore from Les Pêcheurs de Perles
11LISTENMia per sempre
12LISTENViaggio
13LISTENVita Mia
14LISTENAu fond du temple saint from Les Pêcheurs de Perles

About Marcelo Álvarez

About Salvatore Licitra

Editorial Reviews

Three's a crowd, goes the old saw. And while Pavarotti, Domingo, and Carreras might have something to say about that, Salvatore Licitra and Marcelo Álvarez, the opera world's fastest-rising young tenors, prove that two is indeed company on Duetto, an album of romantic Italian ballads all sung a due. The Argentinean Álvarez and the Italian Licitra both came to the fore in recent years -- Licitra in spectacular fashion by filling in at the last minute for an indisposed Pavarotti and Álvarez rising from humble beginnings toiling in a Córdoba furniture factory -- and now perform regularly in the world's opera capitals, belting out the great tenor roles. Both have recorded much-admired solo albums of operatic standards, and with Duetto they join together and reach out to a whole new set of fans by offering lyrical, classically tinged ballads from contemporary songwriters such as Francesco Sartori (author of many an Andrea Bocelli hit), Steve Wood, and others. Showing the duo's classical ties, several selections take after familiar classics: Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise" is recast as "Il Volo"; Fauré's "Pavane" as "Viaggio"; and Bach's "Air on the G String" becomes "Solo Amore" in one of the album's most touching highlights. A pair of bona fide opera arias (from Bizet's underappreciated The Pearl Fishers) also join the mix, specially arranged to showcase the duo's combined talents. Always heartfelt but never to the point of schmaltz, Duetto takes Licitra and Álvarez on a sentimental journey that, while pulling them out of the soloist's spotlight, makes the most of the power of two. EJ Johnson, Barnes & Noble

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July 08, 2005: One of the most beautiful opera/Italian CD's I've heard. Their distinct voices go together so well and sometimes you can hardly tell it's two different voices singing the same song. I find myself singing along and memorizing the words, though I don't know Italian. My favorite tracks are 1, 4 thru 8. I highly recommend this album.

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November 28, 2003: Light a fire, put the champagne on ice, and snuggle up with your honey--this album will put you in that mood if anything could! Licitra shows his Pavarotti-like tones, and Alvarez is mellow and smooth. It adds interest to compare and contrast two great tenors as they alternate lyrics. Beautiful!


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