Melba Recordings

All credit to the highly enterprising Australian label Melba for following up their excellent SACD Ring with such a rarity. No expense spared, either, with superior presentation, excellent notes, and a first-rate cast.

Rosamund Illing made her mark in the UK but has become probably Australia’s leading prima donna; Steve Davislim, too, is an outstanding international lyric tenor. Like conductor Guillaume Tourniaire, they are both powerful advocates of this long-forgotten mini-opera...