♫♪ CLASSICALLY SEDAKA LIVE ♫♪♫♪ Puccini 'Nessun Dorma'

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TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME
Puccini 'Nessun Dorma'

Filmed live at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London,
CLASSICALLY SEDAKA is a unique collection of contemporary romantic lyrics, written by Neil Sedaka and put to classical works of world famous composers.
Accompanied by the 50-piece Philharmonic Orchestra.
Conducted by Dick Palombi.
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The tape is out of print, and ...
STILL NOT RE-RELEASED ON DVD..! (isn't that a shame?)
You still can buy the CD at Neil Sedaka's Official Store:
http://neilsedaka.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=564_3199
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[christinescamel]

So happy to find this on youtube. I originally saw Mr. Sedaka discuss and perform this on a television talk program around 1994, and searched endlessly for it until 2000 when he sang it as an encore to a Las Vegas show. It was from an album not sold in the US, said he. Filled with emotional sentimentality for anyone loving Turandot and loving and missing a father. Thank you, Neil Sedaka; thank you Tuneweaver2008.

[tom1234wwe]

Fantastic singer. I have been searching for this video for a long time. Thank you

[terryluna83]

Wonderful music I feel my heart melt. Beautiful voice,e Neil is a great singer of all times.

[all4amcandoltl]

@benzene12diol

these are Neil's lyrics. He wrote the words. I think he did a marvelous job. but to each his own! Even though I don't understand Latin or Italian (whatever language Puccini wrote the opera in), I still think that it is a beautiful piece of music.

[all4amcandoltl]

@VictorNYC

he didn't butcher this piece of music as you have so bluntly put it. I saw him perform this live last week (Nov 3) and what he did was WRITE HIS OWN LYRICS!

[all4amcandoltl]

@Gingersoprano

I got the feeling from hearing this for the first time LIVE Thursday night (Nov 3) that this was a tribute to his late father. I thought that it was beautiful.

OF COURSE there are opera singers who can sing this better and in Latin but for me, Neil Sedaka's rendition was fine

[LVVocalTraining]

This brilliant writer, made an opera standard, a modern, beautiful story that gave me goose bumps. if you are over 50, have lost your dad, it makes you weep. he is a great performer, I just saw him, and he was amazing. He is a songwriter, then singer, like Carol King, they are writers first, singing is decent, Not Sinatra, not trying to be, put this in perspective people!!!!!

[dongibson100]

Whats wrong with a guy having a go at operatic singing.It's only his tribute to those who made this song their own, like Pavarotti. Don't forget Elvis did his version of all the classics and they became big hits for him. If your a fan, everything they sing is a treasure. Bobbysnr

[Bullz4eva93]

@jawalsh57 I'm not trying to take away from the man himself, I'm sure that he was (or is) a great musician. But you're for sure correct -- operatics aren't his thing.

[DC4916]

@jawalsh57 I couldn't agree more! When i first heard the song about 4 years ago, I loved it! It was one of those sings that I just had to have. Like most English-only speaking people, I too have no idea what Nessun Dorma is all about. Neil Sedaka took this song and made a modern day Musical Masterpiece of it. :-D

[jawalsh57]

@Bullz4eva93 I didn't know this as I hadn't a clue what the words of the song were. You still can't take it away from the man, he has a great voice but maybe should stay from operatics and stick with his own songs.

[Bullz4eva93]

@jawalsh57 He didn't perform the song in correct translation. He would sing "turn the hands of time" in place of the classically famous ending words Vincero (I will triumph). It was a made up meaning of the song. Nonetheless, he turned a tenor aria into a child like serenade piece of garbage, nothing against him personally. I'm sure he was a great musician.