Opera Recital: Rolando Villazon.

From: Opera Canada | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

OPERA RECITAL

Rolando Villazon

Virgin 0946 344733 23 (1 CD plus 1 bonus DVD)

With memories of the Three Tenors slowly receding, we are now entering the age of the Latin Tenor. Marcelo Alvarez, Jose Cura, Juan Diego Florez and Ramon Vargas are each making their presence felt, but it is the talented young Mexican tenor, Rolando Villazon, who is leading the pack. In fact, this CD--Villazon's third solo album for Virgin Classics--appears to be simply another step in his move towards what appears to be inevitable superstardom. While his first two CDs were more focused, ...

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