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Robert J Farr
Donizetti: Pia de’ Tolomei (Dynamic)
The whole production is effective both visually and dramatically [RJF]
Rossini: Guillaume Tell (Orfeo)
(Déjà Review) I enjoyed the fluency and vibrancy of this live performance [RJF]
Donizetti: La Favorite (Apex)
(Déjà Review) A bargain price introduction to an opera that has all the virtues of Donizetti’s melodic invention [RJF]
Rossini: La donna del lago (Opera Rara)
(Déjà Review) Sets the gold standard for recorded performances of this work [RJF]
Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano) Poèmes de L’Amour (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Lovers of fine singing can purchase without hesitation now and enjoy an outstanding recording and performance [RJF]
Rossini: La Cenerentola (Warner Classics)
A welcome return to the catalogue of an excellent performance [RJF]
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) This well sung performance in traditional sets and costumes will provide much enjoyment [RJF]
Verdi: Nabucco (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Worth the price for Guleghina’s Abigaille [RJF]
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]
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]
Offenbach: La Périchole (Apex)
(Déjà Review) 67 minutes of unalloyed joy [RJF]
Verdi: His Life and Operas (Part 4)
(From the Archive) A conspectus in four parts by Bob Farr
Verdi: His Life and Operas (Part 3)
(From the Archive) A conspectus in four parts by Bob Farr
Verdi: His Life and Operas (Part 2)
(From the Archive) A conspectus in four parts by Bob Farr
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) Verdi singing does not come much better than this [RJF]
Verdi: His Life and Operas (Part 1)
(From the Archive) A conspectus in four parts by Bob Farr
Zara Dolukhanova (mezzo-soprano) Collection (Guild)
(Déjà Review) Despite some idiosyncrasies of style in the Mozart, this diverse collection should appeal to all lovers of singing
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) Great Operatic Arias Vol. 2 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) This collection does full justice to the finest lyric baritone Britain has produced since the Second World War [RJF]
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