Puccini
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]
Puccini: Turandot (Pristine Audio)
Not an ‘icon’ perhaps, but unmissable for admirers of Callas and Puccini [WH]
Remembering Tebaldi (Pentatone)
A lovely recital presenting Melody Moore as a worthy inhabitant of the pantheon of the present generation of sopranos [GF]
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Deutsche Grammophon)
(In Memoriam Déjà Review) Forget the limitations of this early video transcript and glory in Puccini’s music and the committed acting and singing [RJF]
Puccini: Turandot (C Major)
A dazzling Turandot that spectacularly misses the point [LD]
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Pristine Audio)
A gramophone stereo classic from the 50s is given yet more lustre by this splendid remastering [RMo]
Puccini: Turandot (Warner Classics)
Great sound, conducting, choral singing and orchestral playing, but only one principal singer who really comes up to scratch [RMo]
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Deutsche Grammophon)
Netrebko’s star shines brightly in the otherwise dull Salzburg night’s sky [LD]
Puccini: Tosca (Warner Fonit)
(Déjà Review) There are plenty of reasons for having this as well as the Callas/De Sabata [CH]
Puccini: Turandot (Pristine Audio)
Revitalised sound permits us to re-appreciate the manifest virtues of this recording, despite its flaws [RMo]
Josephine Barstow (soprano) Final Scenes (Decca)
For me, the two outer tracks alone make this anthology of final scenes compulsory [RMo]
Puccini: Turandot (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) The pleasure that Caballé’s beautiful tone and imaginative approach gives is enormous [JS]
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