Rating: 5/5
Review:
An excellent disc
This is an excellent disc of opera arias from Patricia Petibon. She has chosen music which is very well suited to her voice and sings it superbly.
The programme is a very well chosen selection of arias by Mozart, Gluck and Haydn. Some are very well-known - there is a cracking rendition of The Queen of the Night's aria, for example - and some much less so. I am particularly pleased that there is a generous helping of Haydn here. Haydn's operas are not that great as entire works with largely rather silly plots, uninspiring libretto and lots and lots of recitative, but Haydn's music itself is fantastic and it is great to have a decent selection on this disc.
Patricia Petibon sings beautifully. Her voice is lovely, with a richness in the lower register particularly which sometimes makes my spine tingle. Her interpretations are excellently judged and she puts just the right amount of feeling into them to give the arias real meaning without over-egging it. Concerto Köln play brilliantly, giving the whole disc a real glow.
In short, this disc is a joy to listen to and has genuine depth and musical merit. Warmly recommended.
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