Review: Handel: Alcina (Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski)
A bewitching new take on Handel's tale of enchantment and thwarted passion.
A bewitching new take on Handel's tale of enchantment and thwarted passion.
Hindoyan offers spirited and fresh takes on well-known fare.
Love letter to Janáček retains some of the composer’s charm but less of his bite.
A match made in heaven deliver a corker of a concept album.
A recording that captures the Bulgarian soprano’s unique brand of magic.
A revelatory recording that should win soprano and composer new fans.
Masonic opera performed with supreme Gallic elegance.
Viotti delivers a textbook example of great singing.
Complete collection proves Duparc a master of the art song.
Vashegyi serves up something to get you in the festive mood.
Jacobs offers a Freischütz intriguingly rejigged, if not essential.
South African soprano’s debut disc proves as good as gold.
This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.