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Hungaroton makes much of the fact that Duo Egri & Pertis performs on a Pleyel Double Grand Piano, an ungainly contraption only a few examples
This belongs in the pantheon of great opera recordings. In 1970 when the performance was taped, Beverly Sills had only sung the role that eventually
This Manon from the Paris Opera is as lovely to look at as it is to listen to. William Orlandi is responsible for both sets
More than a dozen years ago a very fine recording of this opera appeared on RCA, starring Frederica von Stade, June Anderson, Samuel Ramey, and
First the good news: Nicola Benedetti makes a strikingly sexy impression on the disc cover, and she also plays the violin quite well. Her tone
This is a great performance of Massenet’s maudlin melodrama. In 1980, when it was recorded, José Carreras was only a few years past his prime,
Superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli’s first staged portrayal of Werther in Michigan a few years ago was received with decidedly mixed reviews: most observers felt it
One of the most reliable of conductors, Jean Martinon always can be counted on to treat “light” music with the same unfailing musical virtues of
It’s hard to understand why Massenet’s 1901 Grisélidis isn’t more popular. It may have something to do with its being neither comic nor tragic and
Even those who agree that Thaïs is far too long might find this 1959 French Radio Broadcast too severely cut: almost a third of the
