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Funny, charming, and ultimately quite moving, this is a far more than acceptable if less than totally ravishing recording of Dvorák's fairy tale opera Rusalka. Best known for his hundreds of recordings of English choral and orchestral music, Richard Hickox proves a fine conductor of Bohemian opera, and his interpretation is direct, striking, and very affectionate. The soloists are equally fine. Cheryl Barker's soprano may be a tad too edgy in its upper reaches for the title role, but it is rich and lush below that and her control and commitment cannot be doubted. Rosario La Spina's tenor is surely a bit too orotund for the Prince, and his dramatic delivery only partially compensates for this. Bruce Martin's bass, however, is just right for the Water Sprite, and his performance captures every aspect of his character's conflicted nature. The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra delivers a fine performance with plenty of snap in the tempos and lots of personality in the wind playing. Michael Black's Opera Australia Chorus sings its heart out in the ensemble numbers without overdoing it. And Chandos' Australian digital sound, like its English digital sound, is bright, colorful, and very present. Of course, there are at least two finer recordings of Rusalka available -- Charles Mackerras' loving performance on Decca with the beguiling Renee Fleming in the title role and Vaclav Neumann's nationalist performance with the seductive Gabriela Benackova in the title role -- and so this one, as fine as it is, cannot be considered a first choice. But for listeners who love the work, a recording this good will always be welcome.
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Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act I (Antonín Dvořák)
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Taryn Fiebig, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sarah Crane, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dominica Matthews, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Taryn Fiebig, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sarah Crane, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dominica Matthews, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act II (Antonín Dvořák)
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act I (Antonín Dvořák)
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Anne-Marie Owens, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Anne-Marie Owens, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Anne-Marie Owens, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Barry Ryan, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Rosario La Spina, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Rosario La Spina, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Opera Australia Chorus, Choir, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Rosario La Spina, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
DISC 2
Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act II (Antonín Dvořák)
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Barry Ryan, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sian Pendry, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Barry Ryan, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sian Pendry, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Rosario La Spina, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elizabeth Whitehouse, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Rosario La Spina, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elizabeth Whitehouse, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Opera Australia Chorus, Choir, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Rosario La Spina, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elizabeth Whitehouse, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Rosario La Spina, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elizabeth Whitehouse, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
DISC 3
Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act III (Antonín Dvořák)
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Anne-Marie Owens, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Anne-Marie Owens, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Opera Australia Chorus, Choir, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Barry Ryan, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Anne-Marie Owens, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sian Pendry, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Barry Ryan, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Anne-Marie Owens, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sian Pendry, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Taryn Fiebig, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sarah Crane, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dominica Matthews, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Rosario La Spina, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Rosario La Spina, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Bruce Martin, MainArtist, BassVocals - Cheryl Barker, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Rosario La Spina, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
Albumbeschreibung
Funny, charming, and ultimately quite moving, this is a far more than acceptable if less than totally ravishing recording of Dvorák's fairy tale opera Rusalka. Best known for his hundreds of recordings of English choral and orchestral music, Richard Hickox proves a fine conductor of Bohemian opera, and his interpretation is direct, striking, and very affectionate. The soloists are equally fine. Cheryl Barker's soprano may be a tad too edgy in its upper reaches for the title role, but it is rich and lush below that and her control and commitment cannot be doubted. Rosario La Spina's tenor is surely a bit too orotund for the Prince, and his dramatic delivery only partially compensates for this. Bruce Martin's bass, however, is just right for the Water Sprite, and his performance captures every aspect of his character's conflicted nature. The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra delivers a fine performance with plenty of snap in the tempos and lots of personality in the wind playing. Michael Black's Opera Australia Chorus sings its heart out in the ensemble numbers without overdoing it. And Chandos' Australian digital sound, like its English digital sound, is bright, colorful, and very present. Of course, there are at least two finer recordings of Rusalka available -- Charles Mackerras' loving performance on Decca with the beguiling Renee Fleming in the title role and Vaclav Neumann's nationalist performance with the seductive Gabriela Benackova in the title role -- and so this one, as fine as it is, cannot be considered a first choice. But for listeners who love the work, a recording this good will always be welcome.
© TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 35 track(s)
- Total length: 02:32:35
- Main artists: Richard Hickox, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Cheryl Barker, Bruce Martin, Anne-Marie Owens, Rosario La Spina, Sarah Crane, Taryn Fiebig
- Composer: Antonín Dvořák
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Klassiek Opera
2008 Chandos Records 2008 Chandos Records
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