Browse: Verdi - Ella giammai m'amò (from Don Carlo)

Arguably the finest Italian bass of his time and acclaimed as the leading exponent of Don Giovanni, Cesare Siepi is heard here in roles central to his repertoire and lighter songs in which his... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Abdrazakov’s fine bass voice draws out the best in reflective pieces such as ‘D’Egitto la sui lidi’ from Nabucco and ‘Che mai vegg’io’ from Ernani…But he sometimes tends to sing the melody rather... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The playing of the Badische Staatskapelle is decent – with excellent contributions from a busy principal cellist – and Marco Armiliato keeps everything ticking along well…there’s enough quality... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2017 More…

Very welcome on this recording… are less usual arias from Mefestofele… and Dvorák's Rusalka… with brisk support provided throughout by the Dresden Saatskapelle and Staatsopernchor under the... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

On paper this should be cheesy, but Gaillard’s whistlestop tour of some of opera’s greatest moments – arranged for cello and orchestra – is undertaken with wholehearted joy and great passion... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…