'This is singing on a grand scale, impeccable in diction, tone and musicianship, and consistently buoyant in achieving its expressive goals' George Hall
Verdi
Arias from Il trovatore, Rigoletto, Macbeth, Les vêpres Siciliennes, I Lombardi, Aida, La traviata, Un ballo in maschera, Don Carlo; Requiem – 'Ingemisco tamquam reus'
Piotr Beczala (ten), Ewa Podles (c alto); Mariusz Kwiecien (bar); Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Łukasz Borowicz
Orfeo C 865 131 A 67:47 mins
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For a full review, pick up the July issue of BBC Music Magazine