Review: Santo (Juan Diego Florez; Orchestra e coro del Teatro Communale di Bologna/Mariotti)
It’s good to hear the tenor cast his net so wide; and yet, it has to be said, it’s still on home territory that he sounds his best.
It’s good to hear the tenor cast his net so wide; and yet, it has to be said, it’s still on home territory that he sounds his best.
There are better and more beautiful sacred albums about, but Santo is still a worthy addition to Flórez’s solo discography.
Eminently listenable, and with moments of loveliness, but also a certain superficiality.
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