Customer Reviews
Well worth the money - By: D. J. Wilson, 21 Jun 2008 
I'm surprised by the number of reviewers who criticise Katherine because she has not performed in opera & then compare her unfavourably with leading opera singers. Nowhere on this CD (or any of her CDs & DVDs) is she described as an opera singer & her recordings do not claim to be opera. Her recordings do include some arias from opera (though not here) & these are sung very well, but she also includes Welsh songs,(again sadly none on this disc), hyms, songs from musicals & other works. This variety increases that buyers might not like every track. I bought this CD because it contains 'Samcta Maria' set to the music of the Intermezzo from Mascagmi's Cacallleria Rusticana' 'Be Still My Soul' the hymn set to the main theme from Finlandia by Sibelius & 'Somewhere' from West Side Story. All are excellent & I regularly play them. I Who Have Nothing is quite good, as are most of the others. I Will Pray For You is set to the same melody as featured in Fairy Tale of New York by The Pogues & Kirsty McColl & it has grown on me despite the orginal being one of my alll time favourite Christmas songs.
If you only like Opera then these CDs are not reallly for you. If like me, you like opera & lots of other musical genres then this is well worth listening to & may well grace your collection. Finallly her voice is improving & has not yet reached it's full maturity.
WE LOVE HER - By: Book Lady, 04 May 2008 
We are new to this lady's music & what a singer she is. We have just bought this CD & we will certainly get her older ones.
Please don't call her an Opera singer! - By: Seaside, 01 May 2008 
While Katherine Jenkins may have a pleasant voice(I repeat PLEASANT),that's about alll there is to it.
Why,oh why will reviewers etc refer to her as a crossover artist!crossover from what?
She has,to my knowledge sung & recorded opera arias,but has NEVER performed in a complete opera.Singing opera arias live & on disc does not make one an opera singer.I doubt if Ms Jenkins COULD sing through a complete(staged) opera,her voice would be torn to shreds.
Ignorant people who think they know opera are welcome to her,the operatic cognescenti prefer someone with a REAL voice!
Like Paul Potts(eugh) Andrea Bocelli & Russell Watson she will(hopefully) sink slowly(or faster hopefully) into the West;freeing up space for REAL singers.
PRECIOUS AND DELIGHTFUL!! - By: C. Bellegarrigue, 22 Feb 2008 La quinta y maravillosa entrega de la Diva Jenkins, es un album que contiene mas melodias pop pero sin perder el enfoque clasico tan caracteristico de ella; desde piezas que nos recuerdan Broadway como la dulce SECRET LOVE (mi favorita del cd) y la monumental SOMEWHERE, la solemne REJOICE, una version muy hermosa de la cancion de Seal KISS FROM A ROSE, baladas tiernas como LE COSE CHE SEI PER ME hasta culminar con la monumentalmente encantadora VIVA TONIGHT; un gran disco de una gran cantante que nunca me ha dejado de cautivar.
Katherine - You can rejoice!! - By: Merlin's Mum, 30 Jan 2008 Having been a fan of Katherine's for many years, first seeing her suporting Aled Jones a few years ago before "hitting the big time", I was looking forward to hearing her new album. It is absolutely fabulous & is constantly in my CD player, either at home or in the car. My favourite track has to be "Shout in Silence", followed by "How do you leave the one you love?" Having said that, alll the tracks are wonderful. If you are thinking about buying one of her albums, I would say start right here with this one. Well done Katherine once again, for a truly fantastic album!!
