Puccini
Puccini: La bohème (Warner Classics)
This old recording still has plenty of rewards to offer [MP]
Puccini: A te, Puccini (Signum Classics)
These songs deserve more recordings but here the vocal shortcomings are hard to ignore [MBu]
Puccini: I Canti – Orchestral Songs (BR Klassik)
The youthful Puccini’s complete songs, robustly sung – and an even more pleasing trio of early orchestral pieces [RMo]
Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music (Albion Records)
This important historical document must be judged on its own terms [JF]
Puccini: Symphonic Suites (Signum Classics)
Newly edited Puccini operatic suites receive glowing performances [PCG]
Angela Gheorghiu: A Te, Puccini (Signum Classics)
Not my cup of tea – in spite of some sensitive, nuanced singing, Gheorghiu’s vibrato is now too much to stomach [GF]
Puccini: Tosca (Unitel Edition)
The staging will divide opinion, but watch, listen, and let the performers convince you [WH]
Puccini: I Canti (BR Klassik)
A disc that no Puccini admirer can dispense with [GF]
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Pristine Audio)
A so-so “classic” recording [RMas]
Puccini: Tosca (Unitel Editions)
Three impressive lead singers in a remarkably innovative staging which leaves the historic context far behind [RWe]
Puccini: Tosca (Pentatone)
A sonically splendid recording of Tosca overshadowed by ghosts from the past [PT]
Puccini: I Canti (BR Klassik)
Charles Castronovo breathes new life to these smart orchestrations of Puccini’s piano songs [MC]
Ekaterina Siurina (soprano) Where Is My Beloved? (Delos)
I have enjoyed hearing this praiseworthy collection of ten celebrated opera arias [MC]
Verismo – Preludi e Intermezzi (Onyx)
A disk for all lovers of melodious music with substance; a happy mix, superbly played [GF]
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Pristine Audio)
A jewel of a recording, splendidly remastered by Pristine [MP]
Puccini: The Great Puccini (Deutsche Grammophon)
Yes – we are hearing something special here [RMo]
Puccini: Tosca (Pentatone)
An indifferent Scarpia, so this is not a premier choice, but great singing by Melody Moore and Ștefan Pop [GF]
Ekaterina Siurina (soprano): Where Is My Beloved? (Delos)
A stream of imperturbably sedate tone, virtually devoid of characterisation [RMo]
The Paris Opera 1900-1960 (Malibran Music)
Ten very well-filled discs documenting six glorious decades at the Paris Opera [RMo]
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Pristine Audio)
A palpable improvement over the remastering of the original mono recording and a fine performance in itself [RMo]
Jonathan Tetelman (tenor) The Great Puccini (DG)
A star Is born! Let’s hope he will resist overexposure [GF]
Puccini: Il trittico (Unitel Edition)
The superb Asmik Grigorian sings all three female leads in the generally impressive performances from the 2022 Salzburg Festival [RWe]
Ekaterina Siurina (soprano) Where Is My Beloved? (Delos)
Ekaterina Siurina’s voice is in mint condition, with perfectly controlled vibrato and a glowing delivery [GF]
Puccini: Le Villi (naïve)
(Déjà Review) Not just for anoraks, this is a marvellous introduction to Puccini [CF]
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