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Operatica: Shine | 
 enlarge | Creators: Ginger Murphy, Ali Babak Afshar, Georges Bizet, Claude Debussy, Edvard Grieg, Joaquin Rodrigo, Lord Vanger, Lord / Hoven, Hein / Jaffe, Aaron Vanger, Alan Steinberger, Inva Mula-tchako, John Osborn, Maureen O'flynn, Ying Huang
Label: E-Magine Records
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
Buy New: $3.09
You Save: $14.89 (83%)
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 76010
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 673976107624
EAN: 0673976107624
ASIN: B000060OXN
Release Date: May 21, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Solvejg's Song | | • | Mon Amour | | • | Shine | | • | Kokab | | • | Standing On The Edge Of The World | | • | Lost In Someone Else's Dream | | • | Khodoya | | • | Je Crois Entendre Encore | | • | Passepied | | • | Under The Desert Sky | | • | Kokab (Extended Grooveshaman Remix) (bonus track) |
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| Customer Reviews:
 disappointment.. March 22, 2008
Murat O. Demirors (FL,USA)
I was expecting much more, this album has nothing to do operatic pop honestly. The first song solvejg's song is ok, but other than that nothing to do with operatic pop..think two time if you decide to buy.
 Oh dear...they've taken their eye off the ball January 8, 2007
Emlyn Addison (Providence, RI)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is not much like their first album (which was a mostly clever, sometimes ham-handed combination of operatic arias and modern electronic instrumentation).
But Shine is pretty much the same ethno-electronica that was pervasive throughout the 90s. Think Deep Forest, Anubian Nights, Enigma, B-Tribe, and even Sting's "Desert Rose". Yawnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Their first album was good mostly because of its orginality (operatic arias are definitely a challenge), but any old fool can slap a "cool" Middle Eastern chant over a modern beat.
What bugs me about both albums is that they don't maintain that singularly operatic quality--it seems to be a sonic delicacy reserved only for a few tracks.
So, with a very few exceptions, this album is a bit contrived.
 Stunningly beautiful music November 29, 2004
Savannah Skye (New York City, New York)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I would describe this music as a mellow and unusal mix of music where Enya meets Maria Callas, and I am a fan of both, so that's a good thing. It is so good that Billboard Music called it the best classical crossover of the year!
I would call this music techno opera scene from the future with beautiful opera singing, just to give you an idea of what this music is like! Also, the singer from the Fifth Element soundtrack, Inva Mula sings the song "Mon Amour".
Also singing on this cd is a singer named Shakila. She sings on "Kokab" and "Khodoya". These three are my favorite tracks. Though the cd in whole is a joy to listen to.
We'll say that "Operatica-Shine" succesfully bridged the Middle East to Europe via southern Spain.
So if you're a nu music dj, pick up this cd, so you can really spin an eclectc mix of music - Savannah Skye aka DJ Dakini-NYC...
Better then R&B April 16, 2004
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
My wife and I are always looking for new music to cuddle up to, while either watching the sunset, or getting a little heated. I think this album is a great replacement for Barry White, or some other R&B that people often equate with mood music.These sounds will actually get your heart pounding and blood pumping without forcing you to constantly skip over songs that just get too rowdy.
Very good, yet not comparable to Diva Dance March 12, 2004
daniel (Massachusetts)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Let me start out by saying that i love this cd. i bought it thinking that it would be like the song Diva Dance from the Fifth Element. It is most certainly one of my favorite cd's but it is nothing like the Diva Dance song. All of the tracks are much slower, focusing more on the opera part, as opposed to the techno/pop. i would still give this cd a splendid 4 out of 5 stars, but i would just like to get across the point that it doesn't have the type of songs that are advertised. thanks.
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