Baritone Ludovic Tézier in opera arias by Verdi, with Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna under Frédéric Chaslin.
Tag: opera
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, May 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: John Eccles – “Semele” – AAM, Perkins
A new recording of John Eccles’ rarely heard opera, “Semele”, with the Academy of Ancient Music under Julian Perkins.
Review: “Italian Opera Arias” – Linda Richardson, Soprano
Soprano Linda Richardson in famous arias by Verdi, Puccini, Bellini and Donizetti, with the Sinfonia of London under John Wilson.
Review: “Amici e Rivali” – Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres perform Rossini
Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres perform duets and scenes from Rossini’s operas. They are joined by mezzo Tara Erraught and tenor Xabier Anduaga.
Review: “Portraits de la Folie” – Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Ensemble Amarillis, Gaillard
Mezzo-soprano Stéphanie d’Oustrac joins Ensemble Amarillis and Héloïse Gaillard in a program of baroque music.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, November 2020
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: “Tudor Queens” – Diana Damrau, Soprano
Soprano Diana Damrau performs three acts from Donizetti’s “Tudor” opera trilogy, with the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Antonio Pappano.
Review: “Anima Rara” – Ermonela Jaho, Soprano
Soprano Ermonela Jaho performs opera arias by Puccini, Verdi, Mascagni, Massenet and Leoncavallo with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana and Andrea Battistoni.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, October 2020
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
