SACD, Meyerbeer (composer)
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Meyerbeer: Le Prophète
RecommendedJohn Osborn (Jean de Leyde), Elizabeth DeShong (Fidès), Mané Galoyan (Berthe), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Count Oberthal)
London Symphony Orchestra, Mediterranean Youth Orchestra, Maîtrise des Bouches-du-Rhône, Lyon Opera Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
Elder and the LSO bring unerring musical conviction to a performance recorded at the Aix Festival in 2023...Elizabeth De Shong's Fidès, the Prophet's abandoned mother, is something else...This... —
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th June 2024
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2024, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2024, Editor's Choice
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International Opera Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Complete Recording
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Opera
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Mélodie has a particular association with the baritone voice, and Hampson’s charm, insight and care rightfully take their place in that tradition. Bearing the title ‘Serenade’, this collection... —
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Special offer. Mephistopheles And Other Bad Guys
Kevin Short (bass-baritone)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille, Lawrence Foster
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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... —
