A Generous Earful
Melba's 'Dawson tribute' disc is a buoyant, up-beat, nostalgic concert...
Hitherto I'd never heard the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; evidently my loss - in this repertoire they hardly miss a trick. David Lloyd Jones, whose work I knew with Opera North, Leeds (1977-1990), is clearly in his element throughout The Floral Dance CD recital.
Selecting 57-year-old Australian operatic baritone Gregory Yurisich as a latter-day interpreter of the popular Dawson repertory proves excellent casting. While Yurisich has a less clipped style of delivery, the two bright, emphatic voices have much in common. Indeed Melba's artist assumes sufficient of the Dawson verve, vivacity, optimism, nostalgia and exuberant brio to reawaken memories of The Floral Dance maestro himself...I'm convinced you'll also discover a generous earful of personal favourites...
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