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American Christine Brewer’s soprano brings to mind voices like Eileen Farrell’s, Helen Traubel’s, even Kirsten Flagstad’s: it is grand and sumptuous, dramatic in its breadth,
Musically, this is one of the least successful of Chandos’ Opera in English series. David Parry leads the work as if he’s not particularly attuned
Premiered at La Scala in 1820, this opera was a grand success. It is a semi-seria; that is, with possible tragic elements along the way,
This latest addition to Chandos’ admirable series of operas in English is problematic. David Parry conducts with great feeling and warmth, and even when he
If this recording had been released 15 years ago it would have been welcomed with a parade. Put aside the fact that it is sung
Eight of the 13 selections presented here are newly recorded; the rest are taken from previously released Chandos Opera in English CDs. Barry Banks is
Premiered in 1834 in Venice, with a libretto by the ubiquitous Felice Romani, Emma d’Antiochia was composed for Giuditta Pasta, clearly the greatest singing actress
The selections here were recorded between 1995 and 2003; some come from previously released CDs and some are new. All are sung in English. Dennis
This new Idomeneo in English is a fine, energetic performance, but it replaces neither the Gardiner (Archiv) nor the Mackerras (EMI) as first choice. It
Serious that is, as opposed to “comic”. Hardly as rare as this may have been a generation ago (when Rossini still equalled Barber, Italiana, and,
