Alfredo R. Villanueva | New York, NY United States | 01/17/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"SIMPLY STUPENDOUS SPONTINI. FIRST, THE SOUND IS IMPECCABLE. SECOND, THE MUSIC IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT OH, THE SINGING! SONIA VISENTIN AS ASTERIA AND PAOLETTA MARROCU AS MEDEA CAN PEEL THE PAINT OFF YOUR AUDITIVE WALLS WITH THEIR BRAVURA ARIAS. BY CONTRAST,CARLO ALLEMAGNO AS EGEO AND DIEGO D'AURIA AS TESEO SOUND POSITIVELY ANGELIC. BUY IT AND TREASURE IT. IT IS NOT LIKELY YOU'LL HEAR IT AT YOUR LOCAL OPERA HOUSE ANY TIME SOON.
THANK GOD THAT IN EUROPE OPERATIC LIFE IS NOT CONFINED TO THE SAME TIRED WORKHORSES, AND THAT RECORDINGS EXIST OF GEMS SUCH AS TESEO RICONOSCIUTO!"