Helmut Lotti Goes Classic.
NEW SEALED VHS.
From Belgium's Cleydael Castle.
RARE!
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This is a NEW - SEALED - VHS Tape.
1997 Recorded LIVE at the open air concert on August 9th.
Overture.
Romance:
Comme Facette Mammeta.
La Paloma.
Amazing Grace.
Shalom Alechem.
Gloire Immortelle (The Soldiers' Chorus From 'Faust').
Tiny Hands, Tiny Feet ('Cradle Song').
Muss I Denn
Mother Nature ('Morning') Together With Alice Libell.
Back In Time ('Danza dell Ore' - Tanz der Stunden').
Das ast der Tag ('Waltz Of The Skaters').
My Love Will Never Die.
John Brown's Body (Glory Glory Halleluja').
Marinja ('Estudiantina').
Why (From the 'Swan Lake').
BONUS SONGS included in this video (not shown in the original broadcast version):
Der Lindenbaum.
Stenka Rasin.
The Stars.
Format: NTSC, Color, Import.
Contributor: Helmut Lotti.
Runtime: 1 hour and 13 minutes.
Manufacturer: Couer De Lion.
Release date: September 22, 1998.
Date First Available: September 29, 2006.
Actors: Helmut Lotti.
Studio: Couer De Lion.
Somewhere between the Lawrence Welk crowd and Andrea Bocelli's fans, are the many (mostly in Europe) that appreciate Helmut Lotti. Purists may dismiss him as "schmaltzy", but Helmut has a truly fabulous voice, with a huge range, and a magnificent timbre that for me, makes his voice irresistible. He started singing at an early age, and at 19, having listened to his idol Elvis Presley for many years, impersonated him under the pseudonym of Kevin Leach. He does 2 songs in this concert in honor of his musical hero, and really captures the Elvis sound, with the velvety deep tones, but Helmut's voice is usually a tenor with a ringing vibrato, and he can really belt out the high notes.
Originally shown as a PBS special, this open air concert in Belgium's Cleydael Castle is interspersed with short interview clips which are in English, and there are subtitles for when he talks to the audience. There are 3 extra tracks on this tape, not seen in the TV performance. The Golden Symphonic Orchestra is ably conducted by André Walschaerts, and the setting is lovely, with water between the stage and the audience.
Born in Belgium, Helmut was 26 when this concert was taped in 1997, but looks like an adorable teenager, and oozes boyish charm.