Apparently Antony Hegarty loves a good cup of Joe. So much in fact that he is endorsing Italian coffee brand Lavazza by recording the aria “Nessum Dorma” (“None Shall Sleep”) from Giacomo Puccini’s opera Turandot backed by the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra.
This performance truly highlights Hegarty’s voice and presents it in a way that most can appreciate what amazing pipes he really has. Every person that I let listen to The Crying Light tends to cringe and scoff but if I played them “Epilepsy Is Dancing” (embedded below) and after they were done scoffing played them “Nessum Dorma” they would never guess that it was the same performer. Not because Hegarty changes his vocal fluctuations or that tell tale vibrato but because this is the voice that people associate with opera, not baroque-pop.
You can read the little press release here.
Antony Hegarty – “Nessum Dorma”
