Maestro of a lost elegance

For Italian jazz superstar Paolo Conte, music must contain romance and mystery or it is worthlessA hush across the packed theatre in Milan descends with the lights as Paolo Conte, with his voice of gravel and silk, growls into the next number, the high point of the night, called "Madeleine". "Ma poi la strada inghiotte subito gli amanti," (But then the street soon swallows up lovers) he sings, as the accordion exhales a lachrymose trill, joined by a deep velvet melody on violin.When it is announ...

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