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This live performance of Offenbach’s witty, tuneful, swift-moving operetta smacks of the theater: in addition to some audible movement (not bothersome), the singers play off
For all the obvious refinement, pianistic control, and forethought Piotr Anderszewski brings to his first solo disc devoted to Chopin’s works, the composer’s essence often
I wish I could be more positive about this new recording of one of the true masterpieces of 20th century opera, but the sad fact
In 1839 Donizetti had the opportunity to present his by-then famous and popular Lucia di Lammermoor in Paris. Since the available voices were slightly different
The astonishingly gifted Natalie Dessay continues to please. Her very highest notes–Ds, E-flats, Es–have taken on an edge they previously didn’t have, but it’s not
Though credited with inventing the “opera-ballet” and known primarily today for his numerous spirited stage productions, the remarkably prolific French Baroque composer André Campra was
Vivica Genaux’s voice is not the grand, cushioned instrument Marilyn Horne’s was; neither does she have the girlish allure of Teresa Berganza. Her sound is
This is a very fine recording of Mendelssohn’s more-or-less complete music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream that also includes dialogue ably rendered by The Oxford
Now here is some really fine singing, with overall performances of the difficult but ever-fascinating and involving Canticles as good as they’ve ever been done
Yup, it’s that damn Four Seasons again. I had taken a solemn vow never to give it another listen. But going cold turkey isn’t all
