Joan Sutherland: Classic Australian Performances (2 CD set), ABC Classics 476 3963

In 2000 and 2001, ABC Classics released The Best of Joan Sutherland: Live from the Sydney Opera House, (Volumes 1 and 2) with the Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge. Ten years on, these two discs have been re-packaged in one box set as Classic Australian Performances. Now a year since the passing of … Read more

Bruce Martin: A Life in Song ABC Classics 476 3439 in conjunction with Decca

Opening with two of my favourite Mozart operatic excerpts, the Catalogue Aria from Don Giovanni and Non piu andrai from the Marriage of Figaro, bass-baritone Bruce Martin immediately captures one’s attention. His is a voice which is commanding, powerful, engaging and full of passion and drama. This magnificent double album features not only opera classics … Read more