Search - Vincenzo Bellini, Georges Bizet, Christoph Willibald Gluck :: Famous Opera Arias

Individual style and superb singing

05/19/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Fassbaender is a unique artist. She has a warm and very expressive Mezzo-soprano voice, which can create moments of burning intensity. Her interpretations are never boring or predictable, and her distinctive way with especially the text, is not to everyone's taste. You will get some old favourites such as Delilah and Charlotte (Werther) and a hefty chunk of beautifully sung Wagner. The Mozart and Handel trouser roles avoid verly famous arias. There are few repertoire surprises; mostly some beautiful Tchaikovsky and Bellini not often recorded. I love this disc, and I love this artist. Listen to it first to see if you like the voice. I love the searching quality, and the singing is always dramatically moving."

One of the great performers

Tatyana Rashkovsky | Philadelphia, PA United States | 06/01/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album offers a great selection of arias, most versatile, and most exiting. Fassbaender as a very unique performer offers us a selection starting with Handel and taking you all the way to Thaikovsky and Wagner. In every aria she offers a great depth, style,passion anything you can possibly think of. Her Carmen is full of fire and elegance, her Romeo is a true most beautiful belcanto full of passion, her Joan of Arc gives you chilles. This CD is a great example of most versatile artistry, hope you will enjoy it as much as I did."