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A ravishing debut album that heralds a great future for this artist [MP]

Donizetti sung boldly, but not always stylishly [MP]

Rousset and his team breathe new life into what is now the top choice recording for Spontini’s greatest opera [MP]

A splendid memento of a magnificent production, despite too many cuts having been inflicted on the score [MP]

This includes a handful of important compositions that provide a deeply touching experience [MP]

A feast of gorgeous singing and despite a few odd inclusions, his legions of fans will love it [MP]

A French baroque opera exhumed in a tasteful and satisfying first recording [MP]

A winner in almost every respect featuring a new edition with an entire Act of previously unperformed music [MP]

An offbeat concept produces a very rewarding album [MP]

A classic staging and superlative cast return to the catalogue, newly minted on Blu-ray [MP]

Rousset’s lively new version of Psyché offers the listener much pleasure [MP]

A fine achievement all around [MP]

In vocal terms this is arguably the finest complete recording of Aïda in the catalogue, in a sterling new transfer [MP]

A first video release of Bellini’s early work features some attractive singing and an elegant, if quirky, production [MP]

A fine performance of an opera that may be best left forgotten [MP]

A welcome debut recital which promises much for the future of bel canto singing [MP]

A long hidden operatic version of Boris Godunov gets its first recording with a respectable cast of young performers [MP]

A superlative cast in a crisply modern, but relatively faithful production of a rarely performed opera [MP]

One new Verdi discovery combined with some previously released material, all neatly performed [MP]

A very interesting pairing on a single CD but the performance achieves mixed results [MP]

A premiere recording of an incandescent lost score [MP]

An all-round excellent effort to document a forgotten opera that likely won’t be returning to the stage anytime soon [MP]

A well executed esoteric program, let down by the lack of useful documentation for the casual listener [MP]