Andrea Bocelli's Pagliacci Debuts on Billboard Classical Chart
By Matthew Westphal
04 Dec 2006
A new recording of Leoncavallo's I pagliacci starring the crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli has made the latest Billboard classical chart at no. 10 following its first full week in release.
Bocelli stars as Canio on the Decca Classics disc, with soprano Ana María Martínez as Nedda; Steven Mercurio conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania, Sicily.
A Decca recording of Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana starring Bocelli is scheduled for release in early 2007...
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