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Many vocal skills we now admire in opera were born in the early 17th century. These performances centre upon the techniques of the early solo singer-composers, wonderfully resurrected here by... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

a good deal of the music’s vitality here comes from the performances, which treat it with respect, imagination and skill. Vendittelli is a singer whose stage experience shows in her natural authority... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2022 More…

[Galou] Her ability to caress a vocal line, and to give it presence and body, even when she is singing softly, comes to the fore as early as in the central aria (“Sileant zephyr”) from Filiæ... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

Vidal delivers theatrical interpretations of the cantatas, showing convincingly how French and Italian elements have been mixed. — MusicWeb International, 27th July 2015 More…

In the arias from Vivaldi’s opera Galou is at her most flexible and assured. In ‘Si, si, bel volto’ she handles the thoughtful silences and reflections of the lover with consummate skill, and... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Gubisch manages to suggest the presence of Berberian in a remarkable way in the Berio, though she certainly does not try to imitate her; the accompaniment is as sensitive as could be imagined...I'd... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2014 More…