Opus Arte

The singer most frequently brought to mind...is Victoria de los Angeles, partly because of the programme but also the vocal qualities on display: the delicacy, lightness and timbre of her soprano,... — International Record Review, June 2013 More…

[Meli is] one of the great tenor hopes of his generation. This is a fresh and lively voice that pings out of the speakers...he essays Britten’s Michelangelo Sonnets and Liszt’s Petrarch Sonnets,... — Opera Now, 4 out of 5 stars More…

He is a superb player, with a tone that is slightly cool, and there is much delicacy of nuance in his phrasing...So the listener can expect something distinctive here, and is not disappointed. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2013 More…

never before has a burn come simply from listening to a vocal recital...you can easily see why she shot to fame at Los Angeles Opera...She’s so sultry, dramatic and spine-tingling. Her manner... — The Times, 24th October 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Burnside brings out all the colours of Mompou's chromatic ornamentation, overlaying a firmly tonal or modal base, and is particularly adept, as in the Canço de la fira, at elucidating Mompou's... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Siurina has a lovely voice, with a bright edge and superb projection, but she never tries to over-interpret...the overall effect is of relaxed enjoyment. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Michaels-Moore records the piano version [of the Stanford], throwing the burden of colour and expression on to the voice with considerable success...with Michael Pollock offering fluent support... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

her strong, supple voice [is] packed with beauty, character and potential...Scratch away the loss and grief - a difficult job - and what you hear is a performance of fierce intelligence and... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

You can immediately hear the classiness of the orchestral support...Thielemann's journey up the mountain is more a question of inner feeling than outward tone-painting...But the summit sequence... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…