Katherine Jenkins

Katherine Jenkins

Sacred Arias

Foundation: Award-winning Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins has redefined Classical crossover, and is pioneering a new type of Opera superstar.

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This album gives us further evidence this lady is as passionate as she is a perfectionist.
I dare to ask the question, how much more amazingly talented and beautiful can Jenkins get?
A truly captivating album, she managed to cast a bewitching spell leaving me in a serene trance whilst listening.

The arrangements are subtle enough to showcase Jenkins’ hauntingly beautiful vocals, stretching effortlessly across six octaves.

For this album, Katherine used memories and experiences from her childhood in the valleys of Wales, which inspired her highly anticipated sixth album. It includes arias, popular songs - some sung in Italian - as well as classical crossover music and traditional hymns.

Highlights on the album include Pie Jesu, Ave Maria, and a cover of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah – although it owes more to Jeff Buckley’s version. Yet, I find it hard to pick out favourites in an album so spectacular.

Sacred Arias will be Jenkins' final album with Universal, when she’ll join the Warner Music Group in a bid to break into the American market.
Even if you’re not a fan of opera or classical music, if this album doesn’t impress you I don’t know what will.