Donizetti/Lucrezia Borgia: "Era desso il figlio mio"
Bel Canto is Shrink Wrapped as a Strictly Limited Edition, with a Bonus Disc of Four Unreleased Tracks of Popular Favorites By: Bach, Handel, Mozart and Debussy
Bel Canto is Shrink Wrapped as a Strictly Limited Edition, with a Bonus Disc of Four Unreleased Tracks of Popular Favorites By: Bach, Handel, Mozart and Debussy
David N. (ilikeallmusic) from GADSDEN, AL Reviewed on 7/6/2015...
I like classical music and slowly getting into Opera! This cd is rated 5.0 Album Pick at All Music Guide. The vocals are very strong so you may want to turn your receiver down a notch. Patrick Summers & the Orch of St. Luke's do a good job of supporting Renee. 23 page booklet supports the music with English (Big Surprise) and Italian translation. The disk was recorded DDD for you audiophiles out there! I liked this album so much I may get her cd titled "The Beautiful Voice"! Hope this review helped - David N.
CD Reviews
Beautiful voice, beautiful lady
05/10/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I've been an opera-goer for 40 years. I heard Sutherland, Sills and even Tebaldi. I never thought that the Golden Age would one day return but it did! Renee Fleming has a big, luscious lyric voice. The suggestion that she should do Turandot is stupid, if she does this opera and she will do Liu. But she isn't made for the war-horses. Who needs the 1556868563 recording of La Traviata or Turandot? She recorded neglected masterpieces like Donizetti's Rosmonda, Massenet's Thais, then there is her glorious Rusalka... And her Strauss&Mozart interpretations will send you to heaven! Hers is the most beautiful voice today. I can only laugh at those green youngsters who call this sweet lady (I had the honour to meet her) mannered or even evil. She is the new Queen of opera!"
Brava
06/01/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The Queen of bel canto remain undisputely Dame Joan Sutherland. But the young Fleming may be her successor."
Brava Renee!
05/11/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is Bel Canto at its finest! Beautiful, haunting and moving! I love Renee, she's gorgeous, very talented and the best soprano I ever heard!"
Better than "La Stupenda" in many ways
05/01/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"While Sutherland may have had the better technique Fleming easily outshines that bore with her diction, her more beautiful voice, her acting, her looks on stage, the colours of her voice etc. I find Sutherland to be completely boring and dull. I'd rather hear Fleming TODAY, mannerisms and all. Sutherland was the past, Renee is the future!"