Emmanuel Villaume
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The first thing to say is that Bernheim has an immaculate natural voice – rich, flexible, mellifluous and nuanced. He is at his very best in French items from the later 19th century…Moreover,... —
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Diapason d’Or, November 2019, Nouveauté
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2019
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International Opera Awards, 2020, Nominated - Solo Recital Recording
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Opera, April 2020, Disc of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Newcomer of the Year
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Pene Pati
RecommendedPene Pati (tenor), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Choeur de l'Opéra national de Bordeaux, Emmanuel Villaume
A generosity of spirit not always to be taken for granted with tenors is in constant evidence on Pene Pati’s debut album…His voice certainly has the colour for both the French and Italian repertoire... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th April 2022
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Opera, May 2022, Disc of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2022
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Young Artist of the Year
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Special offer. Meyerbeer: Grand Opera
Limited edition casebound deluxe
Diana Damrau (soprano)
Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Emmanuel Villaume
Diana Damrau tackles with pretty consistent success all the vocal difficulties Meyerbeer threw at his heroines - and some of his mature works were written for the leading singers of the day.... —
Awards:
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Schallplattenkritik Awards, 2017, Winner - Jahrespreis
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2017
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Opera, June 2018, Recording of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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Héroïque: French Opera Arias
RecommendedBryan Hymel (tenor)
PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, Emmanuel Villaume
The leading tenor roles of this tradition require facility and strength at the top of the voice plus power and flexibility lower down - all of which Hymel supplies; in fact, he is clearly optimum... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd February 2015
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Opera, April 2015, Recording of the Month
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Tchaikovsky: Iolanta
RecommendedAnna Netrebko (Iolanta), Sergey Skorokhodov (Vaudémont), Alexey Markov (Robert), Monika Bohinec (Martha), Junho You (Almerik), Lucas Meachem (Ibn-Hakia), Vitalij Kowaljow (King René)
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Villaume
Netrebko sounds radiant, if improbably imperious as the young, blind princess, who magically finds love and sight in the arms of the smitten Count Vaudémont, sung by rousing tenor Sergey Skorokhodov.... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th January 2015
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Special offer. Meyerbeer: Grand Opera
Standard Edition
Diana Damrau (soprano)
Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Emmanuel Villaume
Diana Damrau tackles with pretty consistent success all the vocal difficulties Meyerbeer threw at his heroines - and some of his mature works were written for the leading singers of the day.... —
Awards:
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Schallplattenkritik Awards, 2017, Winner - Jahrespreis
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Opera, June 2017, Recording of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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Nessun Dorma
Pene Pati (tenor), with Amina Edris (soprano), Amitai Pati (tenor), Orchestre National Bordeaux-Aquitaine, Emmanuel Villaume
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2025, Solo Vocal
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Offenbach: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein
RecommendedLucia Valentini-Terrani (La Grande Duchesse), Carla Di Censo (Wanda), Carlo Allemano (Fritz), Thomas Morris (Baron Puck), Richard Plaza (Prince Paul), Etienne Ligot (Général Boum), Franck Cassard (Népomuc)
Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia, Emmanuel Villaume
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Menotti: Goya
Plácido Domingo (Goya), Michelle Breedt (Duchess of Alba), Iride Martinez (Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain) & Christian Gerhaher (Martin Zapater)
Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Emmanuel Villaume (conductor) & Kasper Bech Holten (stage director)
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Special offer. Grace Park Plays Dvorák & Mozart
Grace Park (violin), Prague Philharmonia, Emmanuel Villaume
A useful calling card for an emerging violinist from whom further thoughtful and accomplished music-making will doubtless be heard in future. —
