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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

01/07/2007 Classic FM Magazine (UK) OPERA DISC OF THE MONTH "This Siegrried is something else ..." More...

Wagner: Siegfried

01/07/2007 BBC Music Magazine (UK) "it is immediately evident what a superb Wagnerian the company has in Asher Fisch...the most sheerly enjoyable Siegfried" More...

Wagner: Siegfried

01/07/2007 Fanfare (US) "the sonics—especially for devotees of multi-channel—remain a major attraction... Melba’s Siegfried, ..., is absolutely a keeper." More...

Power of Love

01/07/2007 MusicWeb International (UK) "re-mastered for SACD... freshly designed... elegant... sumptuous... [Riedel's] lyrical singing has purity and wide compass." More...

Massenet DVD

01/07/2007 MusicWeb International (UK) "The DVD production is excellent in every respect and has been compiled with no expense spared ... opera buffs can watch with pleasure." More...

Believe In Love

06/06/2007 Canberra Times (Australia) "... in this collection of operatic gems both orchestra and voice are captured with a tonal quality of high fidelity and notable beauty." More...

Shostakovich: Symphony No 10

01/06/2007 Turok's Choice "... Superb sound". More...

Shostakovich: Symphony No 10

01/06/2007 Klassieke Zaken (Netherlands) "As you listen to this impressive symphony, you forget that it is a youth orchestra ... the young musicians give the music its all" More...

Shostakovich: Symphony No 10

01/06/2007 3MBS FM Libretto (Australia) "Both the performance and recording are of a very high standard." More...

Wagner: Siegfried

01/06/2007 3MBS FM Libretto (Australia) “There is much to be admired … not least the superb playing of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra…" More...

Wagner: Das Rheingold

01/06/2007 OzArts Review (Australia) "I cannot too highly praise the excellence of this performance ... I had to pinch myself that I was not dreaming ... invaluable" More...

Believe In Love

01/06/2007 Turok’s Choice (US) "Whitehouse sings fluently… Bonynge leads Orchestra Victoria in excellent accompaniments… on this well-performed, well-recorded disc." More...

Believe In Love

01/06/2007 MusicWeb International (UK) "impressive sound quality... [Whitehouse] delivers honest, considered readings ...The hardback disc + book package is classy... More...

La somnambule

01/06/2007 Gramophone (UK) "a fascinating buy ... I found it a pleasure to hear ... " More...

Wagner: Siegfried

19/05/2007 Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) ALBUM OF THE WEEK "The truly outstanding performance is John Wegner’s fiercely coloured, brilliantly vivid portrayal of Alberich..." More...

Wagner: Siegfried

13/05/2007 Sunday Herald Sun (Australia) "In short: another thrilling instalment of a Grand Ring... More...

Wagner: Siegfried

01/05/2007 Turok's Choice (US) "The recording is the best the Ring has yet received." More...

Wagner: Siegfried

01/05/2007 Elusive Disc (US) "Siegfried continues this groundbreaking series ... these releases promise a real sensation of being in Adelaide" More...

Wagner: Siegfried

01/05/2007 Opus High Definition (France) "Melba continues its series and delivers here an impressive Siegfried ... " More...

Wagner: Das Rheingold

01/05/2007 Turok's Choice (US) "All the singing is carefully phrased ... Fisch is a fine Wagner conductor; Rheingold 'breathes' beautifully." More...

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