My Secret Passion: The Arias

by Michael Bolton

Overview

By the evidence of My Secret Passion, Michael Bolton's secret passion is opera. For several years, he had included arias in his concerts, but he had never recorded them until My Secret Passion. Bolton's bombastic style is relatively well-suited to arias, since he certainly can project his voice quite powerfully. He doesn't have the subtlety to deliver this repertoire completely convincingly, but the Philharmonia Orchestra, under the direction of Steven Mercurio, helps camouflage his weaknesses, as does the guest appearance of soprano Renee Fleming. In other words, My Secret Passion isn't the disaster that Bolton's detractors were expecting, but it isn't a triumph, either. Instead, it's a welcome change of pace from a singer who has become a touch too predictable. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/20/1998
Label:	Sony Classical
UPC:	5099706307723
Rank:	251607

Tracks

1. Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts~Pourquoi me reveiller
2. Turandot, opera~Nessun Dorma
3. L' elisir d'amore, opera~Una Furtiva Lagrima
4. Martha, opera~M'appari (Ach so fromm)
5. La boh¿¿me, opera~Che gelida manina
6. La boh¿¿me, opera~O soave fanciulla
7. Pagliacci, opera~Vesti la Giubba
8. Tosca, opera~E lucevan le Stelle
9. Tosca, opera~Recondita Armonia
10. L' Arlesiana, opera~E la solita storia
11. Aida, opera~Celeste Aida

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Michael Bolton   Primary Artist,Vocals,Tenor (Vocal)
Renee Fleming   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Louis Levin   Director
Steven Mercurio   Conductor

Technical Credits

Friedrich von Flotow   Composer
Grace Row   Producer
Dave Reitzas   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Rob Rapley   Editing,Engineer
Giuseppe Verdi   Composer
Michael Bolton   Producer
Alex Scannell   Assistant Engineer
Vladimir Meller   Mastering
Joel Zimmerman   Design
Andrew Dudman   Assistant Engineer
Ruggero Leoncavallo   Composer
Giacomo Puccini   Composer
Richard Haney-Jardine   Translation
Alison Booth   Project Coordinator
Sheila Metzner   Photography
Jim Varvana   Assistant Engineer
Brian Vipperts   Assistant Engineer
Christopher Austopchuk   Art Direction
Steve Milo   Assistant Engineer
Tom Woodruff   Illustrations
Robert Whitney   Editing
Renee Fleming   Performer
Gaetano Donizetti   Composer