CD review
Published Date:
20 July 2008
By AB
PAUL ASCIAK
Portrait ***
MSM0009, £8.99
The professional career of the Maltese tenor Paul Asciak lasted barely a decade before he retired to teach and coach; one of his few professional recordings came in his mid-sixties while visiting Poland, when called upon to sing Otello at a dress rehearsal in the place of a missing tenor.
While these off-stage recordings might lack studio quality, the energy and enthusiasm is unmistakable. Asciak's voice is of the powerful, back-of-the-theatre variety, with enough subtlety to make you willing to forgive the occasional glissando and not always perfect intonation. A CD full of surprises.
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The full article contains 112 words and appears in Scotland On Sunday newspaper.
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Last Updated:
19 July 2008 1:15 PM
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Source:
Scotland On Sunday
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Location:
Scotland
