MusicWeb International offers a extensive, rave review for Isabel Bayrakdarian, Constantine Orbelian, Jory Vinikour, and the Kaunas City Symphony’s new recording, The Other Cleopatra:
“Ms. Bayrakdarian’s voice is both very appealing and highly versatile… what I have noticed about her voice is its strength throughout her range. But she also has a fine sense for drama and her interpretive instincts are excellent. … one notices Bayrakdarian’s subtle use of dynamics and her fine sense for drama in conveying her heartrending feelings, her voice soaring to beautiful heights in the process. … The penultimate Gluck selection, Priva del caro bene, perhaps the most emotionally overwrought aria here, is especially beautifully sung. Throughout the disc Conductor Orbelian and the Kaunas players turn in excellent work, and harpsichordist Jory Vinikour plays admirably. Delos offers fine, well balanced sound and the album notes are very informative. … In the end, I must assess the performances as outstanding, and if you find this rather rare repertory to your liking – and so much of it is very good – you will be highly rewarded by this disc.”
—Robert Cummings, MusicWeb International