Sarah Tynan
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
RecommendedSarah Connolly (Dido), Gerald Finley (Aeneas), Lucy Crowe (Belinda), Patricia Bardon (Sorceress), William Purefoy (Spirit), Sarah Tynan (2nd Woman), John Mark Ainsley (Sailor), Carys Lane & Rebecca Outram (Witches)
Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Steven Devine and Elizabeth...
This new Dido… enshrines Connolly as one of the most affecting Carthaginian Queens since Janet Baker's account nearly half a century ago. From the outset, Connolly exudes imposing presence,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd February 2009
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2009, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, November 2019, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Humperdinck: Hänsel & Gretel
RecommendedRebecca Evans (Gretel), Jennifer Larmore (Hansel), Jane Henschel (The Witch), Rosalind Plowright (Gertrude), Robert Hayward (Peter), Sarah Tynan (Dew Fairy), Diana Montague (Sandman), Sarah Coppen (Cuckoo)
Philharmonia Orchestra & New London Children’s Choir, Sir Charles Mackerras
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2007, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 50th Awards (2007), Best Opera Recording
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Special offer. Wagner: Das Rheingold
Samuel Youn (Alberich), Iain Paterson (Wotan), Susan Bickley (Fricka), Emma Bell (Freia), Reinhard Hagen (Fasolt), Clive Bayley (Fafner), David Stout (Donner), David Butt Philip (Froh), Will Hartmann (Loge), Nicky Spence (Mime) & Susanne Resmark (Erda)
The Halle, Sir Mark Elder
The Hallé’s strings don’t have the Hong Kong Philharmonic’s lustre in Jaap van Zweden Naxos version, and the recording isn’t as vivid; but with the glowing brass transition to the heights, the... —
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Record Review, 2nd June 2018, Recording of the Week
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2018
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Special offer. Haydn: The Creation
Sarah Tynan (soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) & Matthew Brook (bass-baritone)
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
an exceptional account of the oratorio from all points of view…but what is wholly exceptional is the diction of both soloists and choir; you can hear every word without referring to the text... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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Andre Campra: Le Carnaval de Venise
Luigi De Donato, Blandine Staskiewicz, Mathias Vidal (tenor), Marina de Liso, Salome Haller, Alain Buet, Andrew Foster-Williams (bass-baritone), Sarah Tynan (soprano), Le Concert Spirituel, Les Chantres du Centre de Musique baroque de Versailles, Hervé Niquet
overall the set is exceptional for the joyous verve and style Niquet brings to this entrancing comédie lyrique. —
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Orff: Carmina Burana
Sarah Tynan (soprano), Andrew Kennedy (tenor) & Rodion Pogossov (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir & Trinity Boys Choir, Hans Graf
Rhythmic impetus is paramount (helped by a generous percussion section, with incisive block chords for the chorus, and dramatic contrasts of tempo and dynamics... Kennedy maintains a searing... —
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MacMillan: The Sacrifice
Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Lisa Milne (soprano), Leigh Melrose (baritone), Christopher Purves (bass-baritone), Sarah Tynan (soprano), Peter Hoare (tenor), Rosie Hay, Samantha Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Welsh National Opera Chorus
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Poulenc: The Carmelites
Catrin Wyn-Davies (Blanche de la Force), Ashley Holland (Marquis de la Force), Peter Wedd (Chevalier de la Force), Felicity Palmer (Madame de Croissy), Orla Boylan (Madame Lidoine), Josephine Barstow (Mother Marie), Sarah Tynan (Sister Constance)
English National Opera, Paul Daniel
…Paul Daniel… draws intense, beautiful playing from his orchestra, helped by one of Chandos's most immediate, well aired recordings. The first third of the performance is commanded by Felicity... —
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Rossini: The Italian Girl in Algiers (highlights)
Jennifer Larmore (Isabella), Barry Banks (Lindoro), Alan Opie (Taddeo), Alastair Miles (Mustafa), Sarah Tynan (Elvira), Anne Marie Gibbons (Zulma) & David Soar (Haly)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & Philharmonia Orchestra, Brad Cohen
Barry Banks is a properly plaintive Lindoro… and Alastair Miles's soft-grained bass makes the lovelorn Mustafà an oddly touching figure. Best of all is the utterly dependable Alan Opie who... —
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