Rolando Villazón Announces Christmas Album
By Francisco SalazarRolando Villazón is set to release his first Christmas album for Deutsche Grammophon “Feliz Navidad.”
The new album will showcase the Mexican tenor performing famous Christmas classics in each of his five languages, including “White Christmas,” “O Tannenbaum,” “Tu scendi dalle stelle,” “Petit Papa Noël” and “Los peces en el río.” It also includes duets with German singer-songwriter Sasha and French pop star Julie Zenatti.
According to a press release by Deutsche Grammophon, the new album “offers a snapshot of the songs and carols that have shaped the Franco-Mexican tenor’s fondness for the Christmas spirit. He has chosen pieces in the five languages in which he is fluent and from the cultures with which he has a close affinity. They reflect both his personal story and the universal message of Christmas, a time for empathy and community, for family and friends, and for opening our hearts and minds to those in need.”
Villazón also noted, “I saw that the children were growing up and thought that, before they fly the nest, we should be able to continue this tradition while listening to papa singing Christmas music!”
The new album is set for release on Nov. 16, 2018.
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