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Puccini - La Bohème: Act 1
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The first thing to say is that Bernheim has an immaculate natural voice – rich, flexible, mellifluous and nuanced. He is at his very best in French items from the later 19th century…Moreover,... —
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Diapason d’Or, November 2019, Nouveauté
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2019
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International Opera Awards, 2020, Nominated - Solo Recital Recording
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Opera, April 2020, Disc of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Newcomer of the Year
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Jonas Kaufmann - Romantic Arias
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato
This is an exciting disc, for it shows that at long last there is a German tenor whose voice is rich and warm enough to encompass the Romantic Italian reportoire, while being as much at home... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Recital
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2008, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2009
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The Age of Puccini: Jonas Kaufmann
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Marco Armiliato, Antonio Pappano
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Renée Fleming - Verismo
RecommendedRenée Fleming, with Saito Kaoru, Lucia Mencaroni, Barbara Vignudelli, with Paolo Cautoruccio, Marco Calabrese, Saito Kaoru, Annalisa Dessi, Carlos Gomez, Gilles Armani and Choir, with Arturo Chacón-Cruz, with Emma Latis, with Arturo Chacón-Cruz and Emma Latis, Barbara Vignudelli and Choir, with Jonas...
At its best… verismo's emotional immediacy is a gift to a performer like Renée Fleming, her voice combining luscious tone and intensity. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 52nd Awards (2009), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Special offer. Operatic Recital
Decca Most Wanted Recitals Vol. 8
Eugene Conley (tenor)
The New Symphony Orchestra, Robert Farnon and His Orchestra, Royalton Kisch, Alberto Erede, Warwick Braithwaite
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This set gives an invaluable historical cross-section of Antipodean singers in both commercial and rare archive recordings. —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2017, Re-issue of the Month
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Puccini: La Bohème
RecommendedRoberto Alagna (Rodolfo), Leontina Vaduva (Mimi), Thomas Hampson (Marcello), Simon Keenlyside (Schaunard), Samuel Ramey (Colline), Ruth Ann Swenson (Musetta), Enrico Fissore (Benoit/Alcindoro)
London Voices, Boys from The London Oratory School & Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
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Building A Library, February 2025, Recommended Recording
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Puccini: La Bohème
Gianni Poggi (Rodolfo), Renata Scotto (Mimi), Jolanda Meneguzzer (Musetta), Tito Gobbi (Marcello), Giorgio Giorgetti (Schaunard), Giuseppe Modesti (Colline), Virgilio Carbonari (Benoit/Alcindoro), Enzo Guagni (Parpignol), Mario Frosini (Sergente dei doganieri), Augusto Frati (Un doganiere)
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Antonino Votto conducts an irresistible performance, with the young Renata Scotto as Mimì, Gianni Poggi as Rodolfo and Jolanda Meneguzzer as Musetta. Despite its 45 years, this more than holds... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Best-kept Secrets
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Joseph Calleja: The Maltese Tenor
Joseph Calleja (tenor)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marco Armiliato
The two Mefistofele arias receive near-ideal performances, the Pearl Fishers romance (one of two items in which soprano duties are nicely undertaken by Aleksandra Kurzak) is enchanting, and... —
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Opera, September 2011, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2000, Lifetime Achievement Award
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