Yes, another new Placido recording, this time a collection of Neapolitan arias and songs (they mean the same thing, but sound so different).

Italia Ti Amo is on the DG label and, though I haven’t heard it yet, I trust the opinion of David Mellor, who has:

“The warmest of welcomes for Domingo’s other new CD, Italia Ti Amor, which is his first attempt at Neapolitan songs. It’s an unhackneyed collection — no Santa Lucia, for instance, which Domingo thinks should be left to pizzeria waiters — and he sings most beautifully, casting off the yoke of the years in these ardent love songs.”

This is a limited edition, so rush out to get it if it’s your cup of Frascati.

Check out the price. In North America. In the UK.