Lawrence Zazzo
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Handel: Saul
Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, Michael Slattery, Finnur Bjarnason & Henry Waddington
RIAS-Kammerchor & Concerto Köln, René Jacobs
Emma Bell is turning out to be a fine Handel singer of considerable power… and her Merab - sometimes haughty, sometimes indignant - affords effective contrast with the fresh and sensuous contours... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2005, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Handel: Semele
Ana Maria Labin (Semele), Matthew Newlin (Jupiter/Apollo), Lawrence Zazzo (Athamas), Dara Savinoya (Juno/Ino), Chiara Skerath (Iris), Andreas Wolf (Cadmus/Somnus/High Priest)
Millenium Orchestra, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón
Alarcón’s cast is without exception highly personable and youthful sounding. Ana Maria Labin is a captivating Semele, encompassing both the impetuous and tragic sides of the character…This is... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Baroque Gender Stories
Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano), Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor)
Lautten Compagney, Wolfgang Katschner
Wolfgang Katschner and Lautten Compagney provide lean, skilfully balanced and astute theatrical support. Clever artistic programming means that each half starts with a striking overture and... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2019
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Handel: Athalia
RecommendedGeraldine McGreevy (Athalia), Nuria Rial (Josabeth), Lawrence Zazzo (Joad), Charles Daniels (Mathan), David Wilson-Johnson (Abner)
Kammerorchester Basel, Vocalconsort Berlin, Paul Goodwin
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th September 2011
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A Royal Trio: Bononcini, Ariosti, Handel
Arias & Scenes
Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor)
La Nuova Musica, David Bates
This is an exceptionally interesting and well researched release…The playing is superb throughout. —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2014, Editor's Choice
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Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto, K87
RecommendedBarry Banks (Mitridate), Miah Persson (Aspasia), Sophie Bevan (Sifare), Lawrence Zazzo (Farnace), Klara Ek (Ismene), Robert Murray (Marzio), Anna Devin (Arbate)
The Mozartists, Ian Page
Banks delivers a dazzlingly authoritative account of the title role...A front-rank lighter-weight Rossini tenor, he may not possess the bronzed tones of Bruce Ford...but from the start he throws... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Poulenc: Le Gendarme Incompris & Other Works
Soraya Mafi (soprano), Julien van Mellaerts (baritone), Sam Alexander, Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor), Manchester Camerata, John Andrews
The players of the Manchester Camerata and conductor John Andrews approach each work with vigour and more than a touch of irony. In the more wistful passages they also show that during the années... —
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Special offer. Handel: Alessandro, HWV21
Lawrence Zazzo (Alessandro), Yetzabel Arias Fernández (Rossane), Raffaella Milanesi (Lisaura), Martin Oro (Tassile), Andrew Finden (Clito), Sebastian Kohlhepp (Leonato) & Rebecca Raffell (Cleone)
Deutsche Händel-Solisten, Michael Form
[Zazzo's] handling of the title-role, though sometimes underpowered, is expressive and technically secure...Fernandez is undoubtedly the star of the show. Her arias...are delivered with virtuosity. —
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Scarlatti: Griselda
Dorothea Röschmann (Griselda), Lawrence Zazzo (Gualtiero), Bernarda Fink (Roberto), Silvia Tro Santafé (Ottone), Veronica Cangemi (Costanza), Kobie Van Rensburg (Corrado)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
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Goosebumps Classics
Nicola Wemyss (soloist), Wynne Evans (soloist), Klára Würtz (soloist), David Greco (soloist), Angharad Gruffydd Jones (soloist), Lawrence Zazzo (soloist), Timothy Brown (soloist), Julia Bishop (violin / fiddle), Joanna Parker (violin / fiddle), Peter Whiskin (viola d’amore), Joanna Levine (cello),...
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