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Summary: Mario Frangoulis- Sometimes I dream DVD
Review: Great voice, music and choice of songs. His spanish songs are done in castillian and his pronunciation is flawless. I recomend this DVD to your Spanish speecking costumers.
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Summary: Passion, Talent, and a Voice that will leave you dreaming
Review: I am crossing all fingers and toes in the hope that this amazingly talented young man will receive the recognition that he so deserves. Sometimes I Dream:Live In Concert was filmed in Thessaloniki, Greece at the beautiful Theatre of the Earth. Mario is joined by a lovely orchestra and a couple of different choirs. The audience is made up of all ages, from teenagers to young couples to senior citizens. This is singing at its purist - no overblown pyrotechnics or crazy lighting, no dancers, no smoke. It is a man on a stage, singing with a passion that will leave you almost breathless. While watching Mario sing, you can tell that he feels every note of the music and every emotion that the song addresses. His face, especially his eyes, are so expressive. His training in acting and his experience in theatre (Phantom, Les Miz) have given him an incredible ability to become a different character within each song.
The voice of the Moody Blues, Justin Hayward, makes a special appearance to join Mario for Nights In White Satin. Mario gives an introduction for most of the songs. The concert includes all but one song from the album Sometimes I Dream. The bonus section contains a Behind The Scenes featurette, Mario's biography, a photo gallery, and Mario's thoughts on each song. The picture quailty and sound are first rate. The editorial review is incorrect about subtitles - they are available in English, French and German. I think it's safe to say that the average person does not speak fluent Italian or Greek, so the person who decided to include subtitles deserves a raise. The concert portion is just about an hour and the featurette is around 10 minutes. This is a great dvd and well worth the cost. Mario is an amazing talent and he blows the "competition" (I don't need to throw names) out of the water with his vocal talent, passionate interpretation of songs, and amazing stage presence. He is charming and attractive and will hopefully introduce a new generation to the operatic/pop classical hybrid of music.
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Summary: THRILLING EXCITING CONCERT
Review: I bought this DVD since our local PBS didn't show the concert. I had already purchased the cd (as well as the items that from Greece that are available as imports).This is an exciting thrilling concert that you will watch again and again. I feel that Frangoulis is going to be the next really big star singer and maybe become as popular or even more popular than Bocelli and Josh Groban. Certainly, he is as exciting as they are. He has a beautiful voice, classically trained, and perfect in popular and classical music. He is also a powerful performer. This DVD is a must have, the quality and sound are great, and there are some nice bonus tracks. The photography is so good you feel that are you actually in Greece at this concert. Listen to the way Frangoulis sings (Hijo de la luna), and you will be transported!!! Highly recommended.
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Summary: Amazing. This guy has a beautiful voice
Review: I caught this presentation on my local NYC PBS station in late 2002 while channel flipping. I was struck by the range, power and enormous passion of his voice and ended up watching the whole concert. Frangoulis was then on my local PBS station providing some live commentary after the broadcast. He seems like a humble person despite his amazing talent. Frangoulis' duet with Moody Blues vocalist Justin Haywood on "Nights in White Satin" is one of those rare moments in music that is thrilling. There's no other word for it. The fact that this guy isn't a bigger star is a huge failure of Sony's marketing department, in my view. He outshines just about every other male pop and classical vocalist I've ever heard. In terms of talent, he's a male equivalent of someone like Barbra Streisand or Whitney Houston. So in short, it's hard to imagine anyone not liking this DVD, especially given the beauty of the outdoor ampitheater in Greece where it was staged. Buy it and be amazed.
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Summary: Amazing. This guy has a beautiful voice
Review: I caught this presentation on my local NYC PBS station in late 2002 while channel flipping. I was struck by the range, power and enormous passion of his voice and ended up watching the whole concert. Frangoulis was then on my local PBS station providing some live commentary after the broadcast. He seems like a humble person despite his amazing talent. Frangoulis' duet with Moody Blues vocalist Justin Haywood on "Nights in White Satin" is one of those rare moments in music that is thrilling. There's no other word for it. The fact that this guy isn't a bigger star is a huge failure of Sony's marketing department, in my view. He outshines just about every other male pop and classical vocalist I've ever heard. In terms of talent, he's a male equivalent of someone like Barbra Streisand or Whitney Houston. So in short, it's hard to imagine anyone not liking this DVD, especially given the beauty of the outdoor ampitheater in Greece where it was staged. Buy it and be amazed.
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Summary: What a Concert!
Review: I have Mario's CD but this DVD is something else -- all I can say is WOW! I am really lucky to to be able to enjoy all these great guys -- Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli and Russell Watson -- love their DVDs. Mario is an original -- great voice; wonderful nuanced interpretations; striking stage presence. AND -- the choice of songs! Such beautiful songs and just about all of them I never heard before. Yet, now I keep coming back to listen to them. The subtitles of the DVD are a godsend -- they really help to further flesh out Mario's vocal eloquence and artistry. The song arrangements are exactly what I want -- lush but modern and recorded spectacularly. Then you even have the beauty of the Greek setting! Do not think twice about buying this DVD. It is a real gem!
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Summary: Changed My Life
Review: I saw this concert on PBS a couple years ago. I agree with all the reviews here, but if you still have any doubts, I should tell you this: this concert had a lasting impact on my life. It made me change my life and not give up on the power of true love. I found true love because these songs inspired me to. The power of his voice and the passion he puts into his songs is most readily apparent when you watch him sing. TRULY AMAZING!!!
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Summary: Run, don't walk, to a concert of Mario's near you!!!
Review: I've an ear for talent and incredible vocal ability, and Mario has it in spades. Wow. He has both power and passion, tenderness and force, and stage presence galore. What's not to admire? I've purchased his CD "Sometimes I Dream" and his DVD concert "Sometimes I Dream." Both are wonderful, and no other vocalist comes close to Mario's unique ability, talent and stage presence. And the arrangements are terrific. I can't wait until his next CD is released in the United States (I think I'll try to get it from Amazon.com.UK before February 2005---can't wait). If Mario tours in the United States, believe me, I will run, not walk, to his concert. He's very, very good. Thank you Sony Music for bringing Mario to American audiences. My only question was, Where was Mario during the Olympics in Greece this past summer in 2004? GC
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Summary: Simply fantastic !!
Review: It is the best CD/DVD that I ever heard. The voice, the arrangements, the chorus. Simply fantastic !! I heard it for the first time while flying overseas. It was dark in the airplane and the sound that I heard was like nothing that I had heard before.
I had a tough time trying to remember the spelling of his name but in today's world you can find everything in the internet,and so I did find him.
This DVD, as well as the CD in my car, has given us many pleasurable hours of listening. Good luck to Mario on his future CD's.
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Summary: Simply fantastic !!
Review: It is the best CD/DVD that I ever heard. The voice, the arrangements, the chorus. Simply fantastic !! I heard it for the first time while flying overseas. It was dark in the airplane and the sound that I heard was like nothing that I had heard before.
I had a tough time trying to remember the spelling of his name but in today's world you can find everything in the internet,and so I did find him.
This DVD, as well as the CD in my car, has given us many pleasurable hours of listening. Good luck to Mario on his future CD's.
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