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Puccini - Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème)
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this is Rolls-Royce singing, the voice a finely tuned engine whose expressive powers go from zero to off-the-dial in seconds as an introspective pianissimo builds to an outburst of unleashed... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Solo Vocal Recording of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Special offer. Pilar Lorengar
RecommendedBerlin, 1959 - 1962
Pilar Lorengar, Richard Klemm (viola da gamba), Siegfried Behrend (guitar), Hertha Klust (piano)
RIAS-Kammerchor, RIAS-Orchester RSO Berlin & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
[an] abundance of delights … if you want to revel in the beauty and freshness of one of the postwar era’s most lovable soprano voices in its youthful prime, this is a set to head for. —
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Opera, September 2014, Recording of the Month
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Building a Library, July 2019, Also Recommended
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Angela Gheorghiu - Puccini
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Anton Coppola
Angela Gheorghiu delivers some of her finest singing on a disk full of Puccinian gems —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2005, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2005, Editor's Choice
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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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Leontyne Price - Puccini Heroines
RecommendedLeontyne Price (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Downes
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Grammy Awards, 16th Awards (1973), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Hers is a full, fleshy soprano with a tone one might suggest has a slightly Nordic quality (her name implies a Scandinavian background). She possesses a good vocal range – less so, perhaps,... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year, Solo Vocal & Young Talent
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this latest recital from Hänssler is a classic in every way...Banse consistently uses her exceptionally sweet and pure voice with extraordinary precision, hitting exposed top notes effortlessly... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2011, Disc of the Month
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Car's Tatyana is a magnificent vocal characterisation. —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, Opera Choice
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Special offer. Remembering Tebaldi
Melody Moore (soprano), Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
Does Moore sound like Tebaldi? Not exactly: a track-by-track comparison reveals subtle differences in timbre and interpretation. But this is an act of homage, not impersonation, and Tebaldi’s... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Renata Tebaldi sings Puccini and Verdi Favourites
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Alberto Erede, Tullio Serafin, Herbert von Karajan
If you were to have just one Tebaldi CD in your collection this must be it. Each aria is an object lesson in how to sing this repertoire. —
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