Rolando Villazón, Allan Wilson, Slovak National Symphony Orchestra
2018
On his Christmas album, Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón embraces each of the five languages that he speaks—English, Spanish, Italian, German and French—while mixing carols with folk songs and pop ballads. It’s touching to hear him away from the opera stage and able to so freely express his joy for Christmas and being surrounded by loved ones. Undoubted highlights are “Stille Nacht”, Villazón floating over gorgeous orchestral accompaniment, and an incredibly stylish “White Christmas”.
Graham Foote, James Hayto, Rolando Villazón, Slovak National Symphony Orchestra, Darran Muller, Aleix Aiken Anderson Jané, Allan Wilson, Apollo Voices, Chris Pearson