Donizetti
Donizetti: L’esule di Roma (Opera Rara)
An opera overlooked for far too long is presented in the best possible light [MC]
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Pristine Audio)
Pristine refreshes Callas’s 1959 stereo recording and prompts a re-evaluation of its considerable merits [PT]
Donizetti: Elvida (Opera Rara)
(Déjà Review) I strongly recommend all lovers of the composer’s music and the bel canto genre to add it to their collections [RJF]
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Pristine Audio)
On balance, still the best of Callas’ recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor [RMo]
Donizetti: La fille du régiment (Decca)
Sign me up for this regiment: this recording is as good as it gets [MP]
Donizetti: La favorite (Dynamic)
“La favorite” is well served in a complete new edition, well sung and staged [RWe]
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Pristine Audio)
Callas’ stereo remake is a more mature and inward reading of the role – now in even fresher sound [GF]
Donizetti: Don Pasquale (Opus Arte)
Well received when launched, with good singing and staging, this problematic production treats the title role unsympathetically [RWe]
The Paris Opera 1900-1960 (Malibran Music)
Ten very well-filled discs documenting six glorious decades at the Paris Opera [RMo]
Monologues (Prospero)
An outstanding album, groundbreaking in repertoire and programming, beautifully performed and recorded [GPu]
Donizetti: La Favorita (Pristine Audio)
Donizetti sung boldly, but not always stylishly [MP]
Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore (Apex)
(Déjà Review) An ideal introduction to this delightful opera and also to the young Alagna [RH]
Donizetti: La favorita (Pristine Audio)
Superbly remastered, a second-rank Donizetti opera blighted by Poggi’s unattractive contribution [RMo]
Donizetti: Signor Gaetano (Pentatone)
A welcome debut recital which promises much for the future of bel canto singing [MP]
Donizetti: Signor Gaetano (Pentatone)
A magnificent full-size portrait of a truly great bel canto artist [GF]
Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore (Dynamic)
Another impressive release by the Donizetti Opera festival, uncut and on original instruments [RWe]
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