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Reviews

Melba’s reviews tell a story – the delight with which our artists and repertoire have been embraced internationally.

Reviews

Wagner: Siegfried

16/09/2007 Scotland on Sunday (UK) "Well conducted, beautifully packaged and well worth hearing." More...

Wagner: Die Walküre

16/09/2007 Opera Today (US) "an exciting performance of Die Walküre with a young cast,whose enthusiasm is one of its assets... More...

Back from Oblivion

02/09/2007 The Sunday Age (Australia) "this beautifully presented CD is much more than a curiosity: Nick Byrne... is truly adept and gives a delightful program... " More...

Amoureuse

01/09/2007 Orpheus (Germany) "Richard Bonynge takes us through a journey of melodies with style and great skill... More...

Shostakovich: Symphony No 10

01/09/2007 Fanfare (US) "The AYO does a marvellous job ..., playing with passion and precision... Musically, this is well worth hearing." More...

Wagner: Siegfried

01/09/2007 MusicWeb International (UK) "the comparison which kept coming to mind was with the work of Sir Reginald Goodall... I welcome the issue..." More...

Wagner: Siegfried

01/09/2007 American Record Guide (US) "I put on the first disc and sighed with pleasure..." More...

Wagner: Das Rheingold

01/09/2007 Opus (Canada) "This production features above all the conducting of Asher Fisch, whose command of the musical architecture is truly impressive ..." More...

Believe In Love

01/09/2007 2MBS Fine Music Magazine (Australia) "for this wonderfully presented recital of rarities, the presentation and notes are quite outstanding... " More...

Believe In Love

01/09/2007 American Record Guide (US) "the selections are immediately captivating... Whitehouse is passionate, eloquent, and tonally rich... " More...

La Somnambule

01/09/2007 Orpheus (Germany) "With its fresh and graceful dances, it provides us with light entertainment." More...

Wagner: Siegfried

23/08/2007 The Age 'Green Guide' (Australia) "The Adelaide Symphony under Asher Fisch produces fine sound, and Fisch has the pace of the piece under his skin" More...

Back from Oblivion

20/08/2007 ABC Classic FM (Australia) "This extraordinary disc really is a superb piece of musical archaeology... " More...

Back from Oblivion

16/08/2007 The Age 'Green Guide' (Australia) "Nick Byrne is to be congratulated for bringing the forgotten instrument and its mellifluous tone to a wider audience." More...

Shostakovich: Symphony No 10

01/08/2007 The Absolute Sound (US) GOLDEN EAR AWARD 2007 There’s plenty of high-resolution competition with this work, but none that’s superior to Melba’s..." More...

Shostakovich: Symphony No 10

01/08/2007 AllMusic Guide (US) "The multi-channel sound of this SACD is full ..., so every detail in this live recording can be heard clearly ..." More...

Shostakovich: Symphony No 10

01/08/2007 The Absolute Sound (US) GOLDEN EAR AWARD 2007 "The audio presentation possesses transparency without seeming at all analytical" More...

Wagner: Siegfried

01/08/2007 2MBS Fine Music Magazine (Australia) "this cycle is a milestone in Australian recording and has much to commend it... excellent cast ... handsomely presented... More...

Wagner: Siegfried

01/08/2007 Gramophone (UK) "As it moves towards its ending, the Adelaide Ring assumes an increasingly imposing profile." More...

Wagner: Das Rheingold

01/08/2007 AllMusic Guide (US) "... this is one of the most viscerally propulsive Rheingolds on disc...Anyone who loves Rheingold would do well to check out this version" More...

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