Discovering Paul Potts

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Discovering Paul was an overwhelming thrill. While I´ve not been a devoted fan of opera, many of the male tenors have stayed in my view and in my collection of classical CDs. Certainly, till now, no-one has come close to the power and emotion of Nessum Dorma (from the opera Turandot) as sung by Luciano Pavarotti. I never thought I would be privileged to hear another singer approach the performance of the greatest Italian tenor of our age. Not till Mr. Potts. And it´s not that he is as good as or better than Pavarotti, it´s that he brings to this piece and his other music as well, a subtle wholeness, a smoothing sweetness even when his voice is blasting out and holding some impossibly long high note. As the title of his second CD suggests, he brings a quite passion to his music.