Lester Lynch
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Verdi: La Traviata
Lisette Oropesa (Violetta), René Barbera (Alfredo Germont), Lester Lynch (Giorgio Germont), Dresdner Philharmonie, Daniel Oren
A lighter-voiced Violetta than many, leaning more towards the lyric than the dramatic, she sings with a consistent, shimmering beauty, effortless legato and an endearing sense of character...There... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera
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Verdi - Un Ballo in Maschera
Freddie de Tommaso (Riccardo), Saioa Hernández (Amelia), Lester Lynch (Renato), Elisabeth Kulman (Ulrica), Annika Gerhards (Oscar)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Marek Janowski
De Tommaso turns out to be the real deal, singing with a confidence and ease that seem astonishing for a singer who was only 28 at the time of the recording, His is a real *spinto* tenor: bright... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, Opera Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Opera
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Puccini: Tosca
Melody Moore (Tosca), Stefan Pop (Cavaradossi), Lester Lynch (Scarpia), Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Carlo Montanaro
This is a performance high on drama, as all the best Toscas should be...Exchanges between the characters have a real sense of urgency and psychological tension, as all involved work hard to... — More…
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Puccini: Il Tabarro
Melody Moore (Giorgetta), Brian Jagde (Luigi), Lester Lynch (Michele), MDR Leipzig Radio Choir, Dresdner Philharmonie, Marek Janowski
In this studio recording, the three central roles go well together, though without being strikingly individual...in their best moments both Moore and Jagde find the expansiveness to allow Puccini’s... — More…
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Gershwin: Porgy & Bess (Highlights) [Live]
Angel Blue (soprano), Kevin Short (bass-baritone), Darrin Scott (tenor), Chauncey Packer (tenor), Alexandria Crichlow (soprano), Lester Lynch (baritone)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Morgan State University Choir, Marin Alsop
The singing is of high quality throughout…With its warmth and allure, Angel Blue’s luscious, soaring soprano sends shivers down the spine…Lester Lynch’s dramatically and vocally engaged Porgy... — More…
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Verdi: Otello
Nikolai Schukoff (Otello), Melody Moore (Desdemona), Lester Lynch (Iago), Kevin Short (Lodovico)
Gulbenkian Orchestra Chorus, Lawrence Foster
All three of the principals deliver honourable, quality performances…Schukoff is a convincing exponent of the title-role, deliberate and controlled, if in the final analysis somewhat bland and... — More…
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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Melody Moore (Santuzza), Brian Jagde (Turiddu), Elisabetta Fiorillo (Lucia), Lester Lynch (Alfio), Roxana Constantinescu (Lola)
Dresdner Philharmonie, Leipzig Radio Choir, Marek Janowski
This new version of Mascagni’s one-act wonder is everything that verismo should be: intense, passionate and heart-stopping as it reaches its grisly climax…[Janowski] transforms what is often... — More…
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Alvy Powell (Porgy), Marquita Lister (Bess), Nicole Cabell (Clara), Robert Mack (Sportin' Life), Lester Lynch (Crown), Abigail Burke (Serena), Leonard Rowe (Jake), Linda Thompson Williams (Maria), Chauncey Packer (Mingo/Nelson/Crab Man), Calvin Lee (Peter), Tamica Harris (Annie), Tiffany Wharton...
… for the most part this version is extremely effective in removing the work's longueurs and heightening its theatricality. And it's very well served by the performance, with Powell and Lister... — More…
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Gershwin: Famous Pieces
Vesko Eschkenazy (violin), Ludmil Angelov (piano), Angel Blue, Matt Haimovitz, Chauncey Packer, Denis Kozhukhin (piano), George Pieterson (clarinet), Gregor Horsch (cello), Lester Lynch
Philadelphia Orchestra, Morgan State University Choir, Uccello, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Houston Symphony...
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Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Melody Moore (Minnie), Lester Lynch (Jack Rance), Marius Vlad (Dick Johnson), Amitai Pati (Nick), Martin-Jan Nijhof (Ashby), Kevin Short (Sonora)
Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra of Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir of Cluj-Napoca
Lawrence Foster
Melody Moore’s Minnie offers a lyrical approach, her fleshy tone reinforcing her humanity. As Johnson, Marius Vlad’s tenor lacks an authentic Italianate sound and is not always graceful, but... — More…
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