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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jonathan Lemalu: Opera Arias Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. James Judd [ EMI Music / CD - released 18/Apr/2005 ] "Every so often a musician arrives on the scene with a talent so richly endowed that the musical world sits up and takes note." - Gramophone editor James Jolly |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Lohengrin (Complete Opera recorded in 1964) Jess Thomas, Elisabeth Grummer, Christa Ludwig, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Wiener Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2016 ] "The playing of the orchestra is absolutely glorious throughout, the choral singing is very good and, often, very beautiful, the cast is excellent and the overall interpretation provides the required theatrical immediacy and tension" (Gramophone) |
SCHUBERT
Jon Vickers - In Memoriam [Winterreise & Interview] Jon Vickers (tenor) with Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Vickers rose to international prominence in 1957 when he debuted with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. According to the Sunday Times, he "electrified the audience by the force and ringing brightness of his voice". |