Lester Lynch
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Special offer. Verdi: La Traviata
Lisette Oropesa (Violetta), René Barbera (Alfredo Germont), Lester Lynch (Giorgio Germont), Dresdner Philharmonie, Daniel Oren
A lighter-voiced Violetta than many, leaning more towards the lyric than the dramatic, she sings with a consistent, shimmering beauty, effortless legato and an endearing sense of character...There... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera
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Special offer. Verdi - Un Ballo in Maschera
Freddie de Tommaso (Riccardo), Saioa Hernández (Amelia), Lester Lynch (Renato), Elisabeth Kulman (Ulrica), Annika Gerhards (Oscar)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Marek Janowski
De Tommaso turns out to be the real deal, singing with a confidence and ease that seem astonishing for a singer who was only 28 at the time of the recording, His is a real *spinto* tenor: bright... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, Opera Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Opera
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Special offer. Gershwin: Porgy & Bess (Highlights) [Live]
Angel Blue (soprano), Morgan State University Choir, Kevin Short (bass), Darrin Scott, Chauncey Packer, Alexandra Crichlow, Lester Lynch (baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Marin Alsop
The singing is of high quality throughout…With its warmth and allure, Angel Blue’s luscious, soaring soprano sends shivers down the spine…Lester Lynch’s dramatically and vocally engaged Porgy... —
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Special offer. Getty: Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Nathan Granner (Chips), Melody Moore (Kathie/Linford), Lester Lynch (Merrivale), Michael Jankosky (Faulkner), Bruce Rameker (West), Kevin Short (Ralston/Rivers), Barbary Coast Orchestra, San Francisco Boys Chorus, Dennis Doubin
Like Mr Chips himself, this opera isn’t out to change the world, but it may make a small part of it better. —
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Special offer. Puccini: Il Tabarro
Melody Moore (Giorgetta), Brian Jagde (Luigi), Lester Lynch (Michele), MDR Leipzig Radio Choir, Dresdner Philharmonie, Marek Janowski
In this studio recording, the three central roles go well together, though without being strikingly individual...in their best moments both Moore and Jagde find the expansiveness to allow Puccini’s... —
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Special offer. Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Melody Moore (Minnie), Lester Lynch (Jack Rance), Marius Vlad (Dick Johnson), Amitai Pati (Nick), Martin-Jan Nijhof (Ashby), Kevin Short (Sonora)
Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra of Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir of Cluj-Napoca
Lawrence Foster
Melody Moore’s Minnie offers a lyrical approach, her fleshy tone reinforcing her humanity. As Johnson, Marius Vlad’s tenor lacks an authentic Italianate sound and is not always graceful, but... —
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Special offer. Puccini: Tosca
Melody Moore (Tosca), Stefan Pop (Cavaradossi), Lester Lynch (Scarpia), Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Carlo Montanaro
This is a performance high on drama, as all the best Toscas should be...Exchanges between the characters have a real sense of urgency and psychological tension, as all involved work hard to... —
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Special offer. December Celebration
New Carols by Seven American Composers
Lisa Delan (soprano) & Lester Lynch (baritone)
Musicians of the New Century Chamber Orchestra & Volti Chorus, Dawn Harms
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Special offer. Getty: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Excerpts]
Nathan Granner (tenor), Marnie Breckenridge (soprano), Kevin Short, Lester Lynch (baritone), Alex Cook (voice), Xander Vazquez (voice), William Lewis (voice), Ilan Casian-Issenbe, Barbary Coast Orchestra, Young People's Chorus of New York City, Nicole Paiement
Tenor Nathan Granner charms as the title character, ref lecting on loss in ‘Long Remembered’, where the Young People’s Chorus of New York City represent the students of Brookfield, his much-loved... —
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Special offer. Getty: Plump Jack
Lester Lynch (Falstaff), Melody Moore (Boy/Clarence), Suzanne Mentzer (Hostess - 'Nell Quickly'), Nikolai Schukoff (Hal), Christopher Robertson (Henry IV/Pistol), Robert Breault (Shallow/Fat Captain), Diana Kohrig (First Traveller), Bruce Ramkar (Warwick), Nathaniel Webster (Bardolph/Chief Justice),...
Getty's opera is stuffed with period-evoking quotations, and even this shortened 'concert-version', squeezed on to a single disc, feels long and unmemorable. But the strong cast makes a fine... —
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