Verdi: La Battaglia di Legnano '... Verdi patriotic is not necessarily Verdi at his most subtle.'
C Major Entertainment   722608
Reviewed 08/05/2013 by Robert Anderson
Verdi: Il Corsaro '... a very sensitive staging ...'
C Major Entertainment   722408
Reviewed 21/04/2013 by Robert Anderson
Pergolesi: L'Olimpiade '... sound and visuals are top-drawer stuff.'
Arthaus Musik   101 650
Reviewed 20/04/2013 by Gerald Fenech
Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Iphigénie en Tauride 'The musical performance under Marc Minkowski is more convincing than the staging ...'
Opus Arte   OA 1099 D
Reviewed 24/03/2013 by Robert Anderson
Rossini: Adelaide di Borgogna (first recording) '... the Bologna singers and players ... respond finely to every nuance ...'
Arthaus Musik   101 646
Reviewed 08/03/2013 by Robert Anderson
George Frideric Handel: Deidamia 'Musically the opera bowls along with both speed and distinction; visually it is vaudeville.'
Opus Arte   OA 1088 D
Reviewed 30/12/2012 by Robert Anderson
Verdi: I Lombardi alla prima crociata '... expertly conducted by Daniele Callegari and imaginatively staged by Lamberto Puggelli.'
C Major   720608
Reviewed 25/12/2012 by Robert Anderson
Rossini: Mosè in Egitto 'Musically all is well ...'
Opus Arte   OA 1093 D
Reviewed 18/12/2012 by Robert Anderson
Bach: Christmas Oratorio '... musically reliable ...'
BR Klassik   900502
Reviewed 01/12/2012 by Howard Smith
Puccini: La bohème '... Park is suitably distraught ...'
Opera Australia   OPOZ56017DVD
Reviewed 10/11/2012 by Howard Smith
Sciarrino: Luci mie traditrici '... quite eclectic ...'
EuroArts   2059038
Reviewed 22/10/2012 by Giuseppe Pennisi
Carl Orff: Gisei - das opfer 'An exciting discovery ...'
Wergo   MV 0856 5
Reviewed 16/10/2012 by Gerald Fenech
Bruckner: Symphony No 7 Berliner Philharmoniker / Celibidache 'Celibidache is in no hurry ...'
EuroArts   2011408
Reviewed 15/10/2012 by Robert Anderson
Rossini: Le Comte Ory 'Joyce DiDonato, as Ory's promiscuous young page Isolier, is absolutely irrepressible ...'
Virgin Classics   0709599 3
Reviewed 09/10/2012 by Gerald Fenech
Gounod: Roméo et Juliette 'Musically the performance deserves all the applause it gets.'
Bel Air Classiques   BAC081
Reviewed 07/10/2012 by Robert Anderson
Big River Songs - The Tyne '... a rich cavalcade of internationally known and local singers ...'
Mawson and Wareham Music   MWMDVD78
Reviewed 16/09/2012 by Howard Smith
Thibault Cauvin's Across China '... a catalogue of missed opportunities.'
D'Addario   ACTHC
Reviewed 26/06/2012 by Howard Smith
Cavalli: Il Giasone '... the sense of fun detracts somewhat from the high drama ...'
Dynamic   33663
Reviewed 27/05/2012 by Robert Anderson
Quartet Choreography - Kreutzer Quartet '... whimsical, fickle and modernistic ...'
metier   msvdx101
Reviewed 05/05/2012 by Howard Smith
Benjamin Yusupov's Viola Tango Rock Concerto 'The work has a substance and impact that took me quite by storm.'
Navona Records   NV5865
Reviewed 14/04/2012 by Howard Smith
Verdi: Macbeth - Royal Opera House '... almost unbearable intensity and shimmering sonority.'
Opus Arte   OA 1063 D
Reviewed 12/03/2012 by Gerald Fenech
Tim Kliphuis and Friends - Live at Iford Manor '... very much music for relaxation ...'
Iford Recordings   IFORDDVD01
Reviewed 07/03/2012 by Bill Newman
Magifique - Tchaikovsky Suites 'Sound and visuals are first-rate.'
Arthaus Musik   101 585
Reviewed 10/02/2012 by Gerald Fenech
The Grand Organ of Exeter Cathedral - Andrew Millington '... Millington on fine form ...'
Priory   PRDVD 7
Reviewed 19/01/2012 by Gerald Fenech
Cyprien Katsaris live in Shanghai, October 2007 '... fluent, songlike, and brilliant in concept ...'
Piano 21   P21 035-N
Reviewed 03/01/2012 by Bill Newman