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Schubert Lieder

One of the best of modern singers, Cheryl Studer is also proving herself to be among the most adventurous. As...

Reviewed in issue 10/1991

Massenet Manon

David McVicar's production of Manon takes a more than usually harsh view of the story, too often softened by Rococo...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 4/2008

Wagner Parsifal; (Der) Ring; Tristan und Isolde

It’s often argued that what makes Wagner’s music dramas special – and significantly “un-operatic” – is that dialogues between characters...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 4/2011

Rossini Armida

Rossini's Armida has had a chequered stage history in recent years, and its run of bad luck looked set to...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 3/1995

Sumi Jo sings Mozart

The second recital of Mozart arias and songs for soprano to have come my way in recent months, Sumi Jo’s...

Reviewed in issue 1/1997

Bach Cantatas

This is the third disc in John Eliot Gardiner's Bach Cantata series for Archiv. The works he has chosen contain...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 6/1992

Brahms/Schubert/Schumann - Lieder

In the past two or three years Vesselina Kasarova has progressed from being a well-schooled young singer to a mature...

Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 5/2000

Handel Admeto

Admeto is such a rarity in performance that it needs no themed production to give it new light and life....

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 13/2010

Chen Extase

When the definitive history of composed music in the late 20th century finally gets to the page, some brave soul...

Reviewed by K Smith in issue: 10/2006

Evgeni Finkelstein - Lachrimae

Russian guitarist Evgeni Finkelstein was born in Moscow in 1972 and began guitar lessons at the age of 11 with...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 5/2011

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