Opera Rara
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Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Paër: Sofonisba (highlights)
Jennifer Larmore (Sofonisba), Paul Nilon (Siface), Rebecca Evans (Massinissa), Mirco Palazzi (Scipione), Colin Lee (Lelio), Lucy Crowe (Osmida)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & Philharmonia Orchestra, Marco Guidarini
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2007, Editor's Choice
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Donizetti: Caterina Cornaro
Carmen Giannattasio (Caterina Cornaro), Colin Lee (Gerardo), Troy Cook (Lusignano), Graeme Broadbent (Andrea Cornaro), Vuyani Mlinde (Mocenigo), Loïc Félix (Strozzi, a Knight of the King) & Sophie Bevan (Matilde)
BBC Symphony Orchestra & BBC Singers, David Parry
Giannattasio brings an easy confidence to the rich lyricism of the writing, though a cleaner attack on the text would stamp more personality on the role...Colin Lee is sweet and graceful...and... —
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Opera, November 2013, Recording of the Month
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Donizetti: Imelda de’ Lambertazzi
Nicole Cabell (Imelda), James Westman (Bonifacio Geremei), Massimo Giordano (Lamberto), Frank Lopardo (Orlando Lambertazzi), Brindley Sherratt (Ubaldo)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder
Elder makes a persuasive case for Donizetti's early Romeo-and-Juliet-esque tale of warring families. —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2009, Opera Finalist
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Donizetti: Belisario
Nicola Alaimo (Belisario), Joyce El-Khoury (Antonina), Camilla Roberts (Irene), Russell Thomas (Alamiro), Alastair Miles (Giustiniano), Julia Sporsen (Eudora), Peter Hoare (Eutropio), Edward Price (Eusebio), MIchael Bundy (Ottario), Darren Jeffery (Centurione)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Mark...
this Opera Rara recording makes amends for [Belisario's] long neglect. That is above all thanks to the conducting of Mark Elder...He injects it with such energy and pathos that you are reminded... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, Opera Choice
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Offenbach: Fantasio
Sarah Connolly, Brenda Rae & Russell Braun
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
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Opera, December 2014, Recording of the Month
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Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Winner - Vocal Music
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2 CDs
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Pacini: Alessandro nell’Indie
RecommendedBruce Ford (Alessandro), Jennifer Larmore (Poro), Laura Claycomb (Cleofide), Dean Robinson (Timagene), Mark Wilde (Gandarte)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry
Giovanni Pacini (1796-1867)… was a rival of (in turn) Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini and Verdi. Bruce Ford, Jennifer Larmore and Laura Claycomb bring their roles to a vivid life, and David Parry... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th November 2007
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Donizetti: Parisina d’este
Carmen Giannattasio (Parisina), José Bros (Ugo), Dario Solari (Azzo), Nicola Ulivieri (Ernesto), Ann Taylor (Imelda)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry
Donizetti provides Parisina with one of his most plaintive arias in 'Sogno talor di correre' and a spectacular send off in Act III with 'Ora funesta!'. There's some exquisite orchestra writing…... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2009, Editor's Choice
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