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Robert J Farr

Rossini: Guillaume Tell (Orfeo)

(Déjà Review) I enjoyed the fluency and vibrancy of this live performance [RJF]

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Donizetti: La Favorite (Apex)

(Déjà Review) A bargain price introduction to an opera that has all the virtues of Donizetti’s melodic invention [RJF]

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Rossini: La donna del lago (Opera Rara)

(Déjà Review) Sets the gold standard for recorded performances of this work [RJF]

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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]

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Verdi: Nabucco (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) Worth the price for Guleghina’s Abigaille [RJF]

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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]

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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]

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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

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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]