Has a singer ever been trashed so thoroughly by the critics as Andrea Bocelli has? Yet his first recording of a complete opera (“La Boheme”) has some critics rethinking their assessments. “Judged as a recording experience, Bocelli’s Rodolfo, which he has performed onstage in Sardinia, offers a great deal. His pop-crossover background may be responsible for his unusual attention to words; try his wistful query about Mimi in the Act IV duet with Marcello, “L’hai visto?” (have you seen her?). This Rodolfo simply sounds young, a bit light in the head and endowed with the soul of a poet.” – San Francisco Examiner