Charlotte Church - Voice of an Angel in Concert
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Manufacturer: Sony
Starring: Charlotte Church, Prince Charles
Directed By: David Mallet
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781573301466
Format: Classical
ISBN: 1573301469
Label: Sony
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: Sony
Region Code: 0
Release Date: 1999-08-17
Running Time: 66
Studio: Sony
Theatrical Release Date: 1999-06-01
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Summary: The best!
Comment: Voice of an Angle in Concert was what first made me a fan of Charlotte Church. I think she was at her best at that point. Her voice was crystal clear and beautiful, and she had such a spark about her. It was evident that she did not want to be anyplace other than on that stage singing. She handled every song exceptionally well, bringing emotion that is hardly to be looked for in a twelve year old to each one. The documentary that follows is delightful.
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Summary: The Beginning of The End
Comment: I think Charlotte's voice was very pretty, her personality appealing, and her performance professional, but even in the beginning there were signs that her career would be short-lived. A child who's greatest ambition is to be an opera singer (and who considers herself practically one already), minus a concerned vocal coach to help her pace herself, equals dissapointment in the future. She had no trouble reaching the high notes in the classical and traditional songs selected for the concert, but she attacked them forcefully, which didn't communicate the right emotions, and wasn't good for her delicate soprano voice. I can't believe someone didn't work with her on that before sending her onto stage, and even more suprising is that the audience was nothing but enthralled. She was good, but she should have been in vocal lessons and talent shows -- not in a concert. She wanted to do it, but she didn't know what was best for herself, and the proffessionals handling her should have held her back until she was mature. Charlotte Church interested a whole new audience in classical music, she made a world record, she provided young people with a wholesome alternative to the top fourty . . . and in so doing she sacrificed herself. It didn't have to happen this way. One might also take into consideration that Ms. Church was not emotionally equipped to handle stardom at such a tender age. In an at-home interview she commented that she "didn't want it all to go to her head", but there were signs it was starting to already.
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Summary: STILL SOMETHING TO RAVE ABOUT
Comment: My friend Mark and I sometimes have similar tastes in music. When he starts raving about something I know that it is either the cheesiest thing, and I best stay away from it, or it is something truly great. I mean back in the 70s Mark knew that Tommy James was more than just bubblegum music. I didn't know anyone like that except myself. He had this fantastic stereo and he put on 'Kathleen Macarthur" and wow! I once played Tracy Chapman's "Baby Can I Hold You" and told him, that this was the best music video ever created, and without hesitation he agreed and confessed that he once spent a whole day just playing it over and over, he couldn't turn it off. The point is, years ago when Charlotte Church was all the rage, he came to me and told me I had to see this (her first concert video), and we both agreed that we were looking at something unusual. It was like getting the chance to see Mozart when he was alive. Charlotte does have a voice like an angel--no strike that, she is one.
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Summary: Best Ever!
Comment: An absolutely spellbounding performance! What a voice on such a young girl!
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Summary: Remessa para o Brasil
Comment: Amazon esta de parabéns.... tudo foi perfeito
A Receita Federal Brasileira sobre taxou os DVD's em 60%, mesmo contrariando o artigo segundo da lei de importação abaixo de US$50,00..... mas tudo bem, foi para ajudar a pagar o Mensalão do Governo.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: The best!
Comment: Voice of an Angle in Concert was what first made me a fan of Charlotte Church. I think she was at her best at that point. Her voice was crystal clear and beautiful, and she had such a spark about her. It was evident that she did not want to be anyplace other than on that stage singing. She handled every song exceptionally well, bringing emotion that is hardly to be looked for in a twelve year old to each one. The documentary that follows is delightful.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Beginning of The End
Comment: I think Charlotte's voice was very pretty, her personality appealing, and her performance professional, but even in the beginning there were signs that her career would be short-lived. A child who's greatest ambition is to be an opera singer (and who considers herself practically one already), minus a concerned vocal coach to help her pace herself, equals dissapointment in the future. She had no trouble reaching the high notes in the classical and traditional songs selected for the concert, but she attacked them forcefully, which didn't communicate the right emotions, and wasn't good for her delicate soprano voice. I can't believe someone didn't work with her on that before sending her onto stage, and even more suprising is that the audience was nothing but enthralled. She was good, but she should have been in vocal lessons and talent shows -- not in a concert. She wanted to do it, but she didn't know what was best for herself, and the proffessionals handling her should have held her back until she was mature. Charlotte Church interested a whole new audience in classical music, she made a world record, she provided young people with a wholesome alternative to the top fourty . . . and in so doing she sacrificed herself. It didn't have to happen this way. One might also take into consideration that Ms. Church was not emotionally equipped to handle stardom at such a tender age. In an at-home interview she commented that she "didn't want it all to go to her head", but there were signs it was starting to already.
Customer Rating:
Summary: STILL SOMETHING TO RAVE ABOUT
Comment: My friend Mark and I sometimes have similar tastes in music. When he starts raving about something I know that it is either the cheesiest thing, and I best stay away from it, or it is something truly great. I mean back in the 70s Mark knew that Tommy James was more than just bubblegum music. I didn't know anyone like that except myself. He had this fantastic stereo and he put on 'Kathleen Macarthur" and wow! I once played Tracy Chapman's "Baby Can I Hold You" and told him, that this was the best music video ever created, and without hesitation he agreed and confessed that he once spent a whole day just playing it over and over, he couldn't turn it off. The point is, years ago when Charlotte Church was all the rage, he came to me and told me I had to see this (her first concert video), and we both agreed that we were looking at something unusual. It was like getting the chance to see Mozart when he was alive. Charlotte does have a voice like an angel--no strike that, she is one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best Ever!
Comment: An absolutely spellbounding performance! What a voice on such a young girl!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Remessa para o Brasil
Comment: Amazon esta de parabéns.... tudo foi perfeito
A Receita Federal Brasileira sobre taxou os DVD's em 60%, mesmo contrariando o artigo segundo da lei de importação abaixo de US$50,00..... mas tudo bem, foi para ajudar a pagar o Mensalão do Governo.
Among the more charming--and improbable--of pre-millennial success stories is the left-field crossover triumph for this Welsh soprano, 12 years old at the time of her debut, and still on the near side of her teens in this concert video derived from a hit PBS special. At a time when "teeny pop" reigns over MTV and radio playlists, Church's serene program of Welsh and Irish folk airs, devotional hymns, and generally tranquil classical melodies gives alternative music an entirely new meaning. Then again, it's just possible that Church's very appeal rests on the delicate balance between the unapologetic sweetness of her music and the unforced girlishness she flashes between songs, rare qualities indeed against the harsher foil of sexualized pop culture. Given the degree to which various predecessors, from Brenda Lee to Tanya Tucker to LeAnn Rimes, have been groomed to transmit a precocious "maturity," Church's virginal typecasting may be methodically anachronistic, but at least it offers a calming refuge from the mixed messages and soft-core spin offered by Britney Spears. Director David Mallet, who's become the DeMille of up-market music videos and a staple for PBS fund drive specials, applies a familiar balance of sure technical craft and slick sentimentality. He dresses the Brixton Academy concert site with a faux stained glass window, flickering candle light, and delicate laser lighting units that imbue Church with a backlit radiance, just so we won't miss the angel connection. Skeptics will also note her Andrew Lloyd Webber connection (the signature Pie Jesu), as well as canny nods to Celtic chic in the inclusion of such warhorse choices as "Danny Boy" and "My Lagan Love." Still, whether or not the young star achieves her dream of singing Tosca at La Scala, for the moment Church achieves a poised lyricism that's no mean feat. --Sam Sutherland
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