Product Description Internationally celebrated tenor, Charles Castronovo celebrates his blood-lines with his album of Neapolitan Songs. Accompanied by Sweet Nectar, Castronovo performs some of the best known and most beloved Canzone Napoletana including, Maria, Mari, Santa Lucia, Malafemmena, Catari, Scetate, Come Faccette Mammetta.Several of the songs are also sung in new English translations by Glen Roven.Castronovo has sung in all of the worlds leading opera houses including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Vienna State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Paris Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Theatre Royale de la Monnaie, Brussels, and the Metropolitan Opera in NYC, in addition to the Salzburg and Aix en Provence Festivals.It is almost like a rite of passage for tenors to sing these wonderful Neapolitan songs; I can say that Charlie will easily take his place with other great interpreters of the incredibly music and tradition. Bravo Charlie! Placido Domingo Review Castronovo was wise to take the intimate approach, and he joins easily with his small band of musicians to create a disc that is in line with his very personal take on this music. --Eric Myers, Opera News
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This is a lovely record. I was fortunate enough to see and hear Castronovo perform most of the programme in a cabaret at the Kings Head in Islington on Sunday evening. To see him perform in a very intimate cabaret setting is well worth the chance. There are still dates - April 2013 - whilst he is at the ROH in 'Magic Flute'
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