Meyerbeer reviews
Meyerbeer: Romilda e Costanza
Patrick Kabongo, et al; Górecki Chamber Choir; Passionart Orchestra/Luciano Acocella (Naxos)
Meyerbeer: Le Prophète
John Osborn, Lynette Tapia, Albrecht Kludzuweit, Marianne Cornetti, Pierre Doyen, Tijl Faveyts, Karel Martin Ludvik; Aalto Theatre Opera Chorus; Essener Philharmoniker/Giuliano Carella (Oehms Classics)
Hampson performs French recital
Thomas Hampson, Maciej Pikulski (Pentatone)
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Pretty Yende: Dreams
This new disc from the South African soprano covers similar territory to her previous, prize-winning debut disc. She begins with a nigh-on immaculate account of the waltz song from Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. To the Mad Scene from Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor (her previous disc included different extracts) she brings a pure and ethereal tone, entering into the character and her poignant situation within a world of her own beyond earthly reality.