2011年9月15日,紐約中央公園的大草坪湧進了六萬多人,他們都是為了 -「安德烈波伽利」。這位史上最成功的跨界男高音,不但擁有金球獎最佳歌曲、葛萊美獎與奧斯卡獎提名、世界音樂獎等多項殊榮,專輯累積銷售更突破七千萬張。這場在紐約中央公園舉辦的免費演唱會,對安德烈波伽利而言是為父親圓夢,現場觀眾則是享受了一場終生難忘的視聽饗宴。【Concerto: One Night In Central Park】完整紀錄了這場世紀演唱會,也是波伽利音樂生涯的首張古典+跨界流行曲目全精選,透過這張全新影音精選,全球樂迷將共同目睹這歷史性的夜晚!
在這場紐約今年最大的音樂盛會中,波伽利獻唱了歌唱生涯跨越流行/古典/歌劇/聲樂各領域的代表作,並由紐約愛樂交響樂團伴奏及其音樂總監吉伯特擔綱指揮。前半場詮釋連串歌劇名曲,展現其精湛的男高音技巧,先是以豪邁爽朗歌聲帶來著名歌劇「弄臣」中的"La Donna È Mobile"、威爾第歌劇「遊唱詩人」名作"Di Quella Pira",隨後與葛萊美獎得主-知名女高音瑪蒂妮茲帶來詠嘆調"Vicino a te s'acqueta",再跟威爾斯低男中音特菲爾、南非女高音普萊蒂顏德,陸續帶來"O Soave Fanciulla"、"Libiamo Ne’ Lieti Calici"等名作。在歌劇饗宴之後,送上動人名曲"Amazing Grace"、與傳奇金嗓東尼班奈特合唱"New York, New York"、協同流行天后席琳狄翁及金牌製作人大衛佛斯特帶來祈禱之歌"The Prayer";配搭兩座葛萊美獎肯定的克里斯伯堤的浪漫小號,詮釋法蘭克辛納屈金曲"More (Ti guarderò nel cuore)";之後陸續帶來義大利民謠"Funiculi Funiculà",以及重現撼動心靈的成名曲"Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)",最後壓軸演出盪氣迴腸的歌劇「杜蘭朵公主」詠嘆調"公主徹夜未眠",完美結束這意猶未盡的華麗饗宴。
美國CBS電視台形容為「世界級的演唱會」、路透社盛讚「一場令人目炫神迷的演出,也是波伽利音樂生涯重要的里程碑 」。【Concerto: One Night In Central Park】讓波伽利實現了父親期許他能在中央公園獻唱的心願,也讓全球樂迷感受到波伽利歌聲的驚人力量!
[CD1]: 1. OVERTURE - Verdi / La forza del destino 2. LA DONNA È MOBILE - Verdi / Rigoletto 3. DI QUELLA PIRA - Verdi / Il Trovatore 4. VA, TOSCA! (Te Deum) - Puccini / Tosca ~ performed by Bryn Terfel 5. AVE MARIA “Central Park Version” 6. VICINO A TE S’ACQUETA - Giordano / Andrea Chénier ~ duet with Ana María Martínez 7. AU FOND DU TEMPLE SAINT - Bizet / Les Pêcheurs de perles ~ duet with Bryn Terfel 8. INTERMEZZO - Puccini / Manon Lescaut 9. O SOAVE FANCIULLA - Puccini / La Bohème ~ duet with Pretty Yende 10. LIBIAMO NE’ LIETI CALICI - Verdi / La Traviata ~ with P. Yende, B.Terfel, A.M.Martínez
[CD2]: 1. OVERTURE - Bernstein / Candide 2. HOME ON THE RANGE ~ performed by Bryn Terfel 3. EN ARANJUEZ CON TU AMOR - Concierto de Aranjuez ~ with Nicola Benedetti on violin 4. FUNICULÌ FUNICULÀ ~ with Andrea Griminelli on flute 5. THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE - The Tale of Tsar Saltan ~ performed by Andrea Griminelli on flute 6. ‘O SOLE MIO 7. AMARCORD 8. YOUR LOVE (Once upon a time in the West) 9. MORE (Ti guarderò nel cuore) ~ with Chris Botti on trumpet, David Foster on piano 10. NEL BLU, DIPINTO DI BLU (Volare) ~ with David Foster on piano 11. THE PRAYER ~ duet with Céline Dion, David Foster on piano 12. NEW YORK, NEW YORK ~ duet with Tony Bennett 13. AMAZING GRACE 14. TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (Con te partirò) ~ duet with Ana María Martínez 15. NESSUN DORMA - Puccini / Turandot
[DVD1]: 1. OVERTURE - Verdi / La forza del destino 2. LA DONNA È MOBILE - Verdi / Rigoletto 3. DI QUELLA PIRA - Verdi / Il Trovatore 4. VA, TOSCA! (Te Deum) - Puccini / Tosca ~ performed by Bryn Terfel 5. AVE MARIA “Central Park Version” 6. VICINO A TE S’ACQUETA - Giordano / Andrea Chénier ~ duet with Ana María Martínez 7. AU FOND DU TEMPLE SAINT - Bizet / Les Pêcheurs de perles ~ duet with Bryn Terfel 8. INTERMEZZO - Puccini / Manon Lescaut 9. O SOAVE FANCIULLA - Puccini / La Bohème ~ duet with Pretty Yende 10. LIBIAMO NE’ LIETI CALICI - Verdi / La Traviata ~ with P. Yende, B.Terfel, A.M.Martínez 11. OVERTURE - Bernstein / Candide 12. HOME ON THE RANGE ~ performed by Bryn Terfel 13. EN ARANJUEZ CON TU AMOR - Concierto de Aranjuez ~ with Nicola Benedetti on violin 14. FUNICULÌ FUNICULÀ ~ with Andrea Griminelli on flute 15. THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE - The Tale of Tsar Saltan ~ performed by Andrea Griminelli on flute 16. ‘O SOLE MIO 17. AMARCORD 18. YOUR LOVE (Once upon a time in the West) 19. MORE (Ti guarderò nel cuore) ~ with Chris Botti on trumpet, David Foster on piano 20. NEL BLU, DIPINTO DI BLU (Volare) ~ with David Foster on piano 21. THE PRAYER ~ duet with Céline Dion, David Foster on piano 22. NEW YORK, NEW YORK ~ duet with Tony Bennett 23. AMAZING GRACE 24. TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (Con te partirò) ~ duet with Ana María Martínez 25. NESSUN DORMA - Puccini / Turandot *EXTRA CONTENTS: The Making Of “Central Park”
[DVD2]: *Rota: The Making Of A Dream [Documentary]