Schubert/ Mahler/ Strauss: Lieder, Price/ Parsons
(Wigmore Hall Live)
Gounod/ Mozart/ Handel/ Franck/ Bernstein, etc: Sacred Songs, Fleming/ RPO/ Delfs
These two recordings manage to encapsulate the phenomenon and the puzzle that is Renée Fleming. That the American diva has one of the most beautiful voices of our time is beyond dispute. As a result, she has become deservedly popular … Continue reading
Opera, as good as it gets
The traditionalists booed, but elegant vision, dream cast and ravishing music provide a perfect evening with Strauss's sublimely sexy heroine