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[Mameli] provides an object lesson in how vocal precision need not inhibit passionate commitment. Her clarity and response to the texts is exceptional: the first phrase of Caccini’s Dolcissimo... — The Observer, 26th November 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Her approach is highly expressive, coaxing performances are nothing if not fiery. Stutzmann wrings every ounce of meaning and emotion from the texts, lending them real dramatic power – even outside... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Many vocal skills we now admire in opera were born in the early 17th century. These performances centre upon the techniques of the early solo singer-composers, wonderfully resurrected here by... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There are plenty of musical highlights – oboist Kalev Kuljus’s exquisite ‘Pan’, from Britten’s Six Metamorphoses after Ovid; a lithe, light-textured finale from Messiaen’s Turangalila Symphony;... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Robert Dowland's Musicall Banquet needs no introduction, except to remark on the irresistible challenge it poses for the singer - mastering four very different adioms, French, Italian, Spanish... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2008 More…

As soon as Danco starts to sing, her identity is unmistakable, a bright, vibrant voice, impassioned in its delivery, with perfect diction and an intuitive grasp of text. ‘The Decca Recitals’... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2020 More…