SACD, Donizetti (composer)
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Special offer. French Bel Canto Arias
RecommendedLisette Oropesa (soprano), Sachsischer Staatsopernchor, Dresdner Philharmonie, Corrado Rovaris
Her voice is both pure and full-bodied, with an extensive range in terms of both tessitura and characterisation, allowing her to do justice to the many different moods showcased on this recording,... —
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2022, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year & Solo Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
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International Opera Awards, 2023, Winner - Solo Recording
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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Lisette Oropesa (Lucia), Ștefan Pop (Edgardo), Mattia Olivieri (Enrico), Riccardo Zanellato (Raimondo)
Orchestra del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania, Fabrizio Maria Carminati
Oropesa's soprano has all the distinctive darkness of Callas but with the pinpoint agility of Sutherland at her peak...but this is more than a vocal acrobatic display; it's a complete characterisation. —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2025, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Verdi & Donizetti: Opera Arias
Michael Fabiano (tenor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Voices, Enrique Mazzola
Fabiano is at his best in those great Verdian oaths of vengeance such as ‘Sprezzo la vita’ from Ernani. For complicated reasons it is usually cut in performance, but Fabiano shows us just what... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, Opera Choice
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Gong's voice, essentially lyrical in timbre, has a clean, ringing power to it, and he sings securely right through the range. At the moment, though, he applies a one-size-fits-all, slightly... —
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Miah Persson - Sempre libera
Miah Persson (soprano), Katarina Karnéus (mezzo), Andrew Staples (tenor)
Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester, Daniel Harding
Popular though they are, the choice of items and their sequence in this recital are refreshingly unhackneyed, more than just a hit list of vocal display items...Persson's is, as always, a voice... —
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Beloved Opera Arias for Soprano
Marjukka Tepponen (soprano)
Kuopion kaupunginorkesteri, Alberto Hold-Garrido
