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Rossini - Bel raggio lusinghier (from Semiramide)
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A Tribute To Pauline Viardot
RecommendedMarina Viotti (mezzo-soprano), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Imperceptibly Viotti makes them her own, tender but tough in Rosina’s ‘Una voce poco fa’ and producing a cascade of diamondbright coloratura in ‘Bel raggio lusinghier’, as well as an astonishing... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year & Solo Vocal
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International Opera Awards, 2023, Nominated - Recording (Solo Recital)
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Special offer. Rossini - Heroes and Heroines
RecommendedThe Spectacular Voice of Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne (mezzo)
Suisse Romande Orchestra and Royal Opera House Orchestra, Henry Lewis
Horne seems born to sing this repertoire: her combination of agility and dramatic heft yield thrilling results in male and female roles alike on this collection. —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Coming soon. Semiramide - La Signora Regale
RecommendedArias & Scenes from Porpora to Rossini
Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano)
Accademia degli Astrusi, Federico Ferri
There is much coloratura and here, as elsewhere, Anna Bonitatibus is spot-on...This set, sumptuously illustrated, is an absolute must-have. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Recital
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Art of the Prima Donna
RecommendedJoan Sutherland (soprano)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
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Grammy Awards, 4th Awards (1961), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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there is real flair and talent here, with much of the coloratura neatly despatched, and some stylistic grace that is admirable...Minkowski and his Polish musicians are marvellous, especially... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th April 2011
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2011, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Bel Raggio: Rossini Arias
Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Artur Ruciński (bass-baritone)
Sinfonia Varsovia, Warsaw Chamber Choir, Pier Giorgio Morandi
graceful, finished phrasing and an apparently effortless coloratura technique...Without over-egging the pudding, Kurzak acts vividly for a 'blind' audience, alive to verbal nuance and using... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2013, Editor's Choice
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The programme is expressly devised so that Kermes can shed new light on 19th-century vocal writing, applying the stylistic approaches she has developed in music of earlier eras: her trademark... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Recital
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Special offer. Great Singers Live: Margaret Price
Selection from three “Sunday Concerts” with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester given in 1977, 1981, 1986 and 1991
Margaret Price (soprano)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Heinz Wallberg, Leopold Hager & Thomas Fulton
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Opera, April 2012, Recording of the Month
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Soprano Arias: The Definitive Collection
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Renata Scotto (soprano), Ying Huang, Leontyne Price (soprano), Anna Moffo (soprano), Teatro dell'Opera, Roma (opera company), Reri Grist (soprano), Ileana Cotrubas (soprano), Judith Raskin, Lily Pons (soprano), Simone Kermes (soprano), Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), Andrea...
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Rossini!
Olga Peretyatko (soprano)
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Alberto Zedda
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