Berlioz: Les Troyens (Erato)
John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Marie-Nicole Lemieux
Almost every new release I sampled this week should never have been made. One album after another lacked conviction, coherence and, sometimes, pulse. These are records where label and artist ask one another what to do next without either side asking aloud whether this project is absolutely necessary.
None of which can be said about the present release. The need for a new-gen recording of Berlioz’s epic opera is pressing…
RELATED POSTS:
Review: Bandits in the Valley, Todmorden Mills, Toronto, Sept. 16, 2017September 20, 2017
L'orangeraie interpretation takes racist turn at Chants LibresJanuary 26, 2021
Joyce DiDonato headlines RCM return to live for 21/22September 13, 2021
Metropolitan OperaThe Hours A fine opera deserving of a smaller stageDecember 2, 2022
Review: Purcell's Dido and Aeneas; Rolfe's Aeneas and Dido, Oct. 21, 2017October 23, 2017
Summer 2022 Print Issue Letter from New YorkAugust 18, 2022
