Melba’s reviews tell a story – the delight with which our artists and repertoire have been embraced internationally.
Reviews
The Floral Dance
01/11/2001
Classical Music Web November
"It is an ideal CD to bring memories of yesteryear flooding back..." More...
The Floral Dance
01/11/2001
MusicWeb International (UK)
"... an ideal CD to bring memories of yesteryear flooding back..." More...
Amoureuse
01/11/2001
MusicWeb International (UK)
"This is another well produced first class recording from Melba." More...
Power of Love
04/08/2001
The Weekend Australian (Australia)
"Not another lot of arias... this one is different, and quite delicious..." More...
Amoureuse
01/06/2001
International Record Review (UK)
"The recording is first rate, with the orchestra full and lush - as it must be in Massenet - but never obscuring the voice" More...
Massenet DVD
21/05/2001
Michael DVD (Australia)
" ... a seriously good-looking DVD, adding enormously to what is a well thought out programme. More...
Seduction
01/05/2001
BBC Music Magazine (UK)
"...some of Strauss's most mouth-watering songs comes with two orchestral lollipops ... and excellent booklet notes from Michael Kennedy..." More...
The Floral Dance
16/01/2001
Herald Sun (Australia)
"Dawson was famous... Yurisich is famous [and] sings with great verve, enthusiasm, and feeling." More...
Amoureuse
28/12/2000
The Financial Review (Australia)
"Illing is an inspired choice for this intoxicating set..." More...
Seduction
28/12/2000
The Age 'Green Guide' (Australia)
"Particularly appealing was a collection of songs by Richard Strauss" More...
The Floral Dance
17/12/2000
Sunday Herald Sun (Aust)
"The charm of his music is not only nostalgic, though that is its most obvious delight". More...
Seduction
01/12/2000
Sunday Herald Sun (Australia)
"... a 'must' for all devotees of Richard Strauss at his sexiest." More...
The Floral Dance
20/11/2000
The Bulletin (Australia)
"Yurisich has a robust baritone, and the same clarity of diction that was Dawson's trademark." More...
Power of Love
12/11/2000
Sunday Herald Sun (Australia)
"This little gem, exhuming musical corpses from 19th century Britain..." More...
Power of Love
09/11/2000
The Age 'Green Guide' (Australia)
" Riedel returns ... suavely and sensitively accompanied by Bonynge … makes for an unusual but worthwhile investment for opera lovers... " More...
Massenet DVD
07/11/2000
The Bulletin (Australia)
"... one of the finest DVDs I've seen ... Beautifully photographed and intelligently crafted, ... a great advocate for the composer's work." More...
Power of Love
31/10/2000
Adelaide Advertiser (Aust)
"Riedel’s voice is a lustrous and lyrical instrument, with just enough dramatic edge ..." More...
Power of Love
01/10/2000
The Bulletin (Australia)
"These are a pleasing excursion into a forgotten operatic byway, and Australian soprano Deborah Riedel is in magnificent vocal form." More...
Seduction
30/09/2000
Australian Financial Review (Australia)
"...material that lives up to the set's title: Seduction ..." More...
Seduction
27/09/2000
Herald Sun (Australia)
If the new Melba can repeat this quality in her next few CDs her success is assured. More...