Carmine Meo

Carmine Meo is the debut album from French soprano Emma Shapplin and the album that brought her worldwide attention. The album has sold over two million copies and went multi-platinum shortly after it's initial release in 1997. Shapplin was raised speaking French, and sings some of her songs in that language, most of the songs on Carmine Meo were translated from the French in which Capdevielle wrote them, into Latin and old Italian, in which Shapplin sang them. On her second release, Etterna, she decided to perform in baroque (17th century) Italian. She did so because, according to her, "It's a language that sings naturally"; and because this is closer to the modern Italian language she used in some of her first classical singing lessons, while the older Italian "lends itself more to poetry, to dreaming, and to drama too". In particular, she used the spelling "Etterna" for the album and track title because this is the way Dante wrote, rather than the modern Italian "Eterna". Shapplin has cooperated with Greek singer George Dalaras and she visits Greece almost every year for concerts in Athens' ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus. If you like Sarah Brightman you will love Emma Shapplin. Probably the most elusive classical crossover artist you'll come across. Carmine Meo is an original compositions and full of light modern operas; slightly gothic in theme, including beats and the lyrics are sung in Old Italian. Emma Shaplin - Carmine Meo Tracks 1. "De l'Abîme au Rivage..." 2. "Spente le Stelle" 3. "Vedi, Maria..." 4. "Carmine Meo" 5. "Cuor Senza Sangue" 6. "Favola Breve" 7. "Reprendo Mai Più..." 8. "Ombre Dans le Ciel" 9. "Lucifero, Quel Giorno..." 10. "Ira Di Dio" 11. "Miserere, Venere..." 12. "À la Frontière du Rêve..." Bonus Tracks 13. "Dolce Veneno" 14. "Fera Ventura" 15. "Discovering Yourself" 16. "Falta Tu Estrella (Spanish version of "Spente le Stelle")" 17. "Cuerpo Sin Alma (Spanish version of "Cuor Senza Sangue")"