Verdi - Lo spazzacamino

In these 1940s recordings of a wide range of repertoire, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's voice sounds soubrettish, with injections of her own inimitable charm. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2007, 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…

O'Neill's Italianate credentials are operatically well-rehearsed and lend urgency whenever the grand manner beckons. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2006, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Brownlee… proves an adept performer of this music, his characteristic, highly flavoured tone skilfully used in stylish and technically fine renditions, delivered with excellent diction. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Damrau bring both these vignettes to vivid life, trilling and waltzing through 'Lo spazzacamino' with gleeful abandon, and softening her natural diamantine brilliance when the gypsy girl momentarily... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2011 More…