We’ve shared what the “experts” and official reviewers have to say about Sondra Radvanovsky’s debut aria album, but what about the regular listener? Well today, we’re sharing what customers have said on Amazon.com!
A vocal triumph, April 22, 2010
By Nicolaas Van Den Heever (La Quinta, CA United States) – See all my reviews
This review is from: Verdi Arias (Audio CD)
The excitement of Callas, the power and presence of Leontyne Price. Finally a Verdian voice and a recording that is memorable and unique – towering way above the generic voices of the last two decades and since the great sopranos of our day – Milanov; Tebaldi; Price; Callas. The Aida aria is breath-taking, the La Forza powerful. This recording deserves 10 stars! Buy it and you will be convinced and hooked. I am looking forward to may more from this great singer. Well done Sondra!
Stunning!, April 23, 2010
By Louise Bell (Yakima, WA) – See all my reviews
This review is from: Verdi Arias (Audio CD)
I have been hoping and waiting for a CD ever since I heard Ms. Radvanovsky sing in Il Trovatore in Chicago. There aren’t enough superlatives to describe the beauty and perfection of her voice. Not since Renata Tebaldi have I been so moved by the human voice.
Perfect Verdi – and A Perfect Voice!, April 23, 2010
By Stanley Kustesky (Petersburg, VA United States) – See all my reviews
This review is from: Verdi Arias (Audio CD)
I can only add my voice to the two above: Sondra Radvanovsky IS the voice we’ve been waiting for. In the lushness of her singing is the darkness of Callas, the purity of Caballe, the intense power of Price. She brings to Verdi a sustained sense of believable character, dramatic focus, and compelling phrasing that brings us into her web completely. Each aria on this album is perhaps the best I have heard it sung in years. From the first time I heard her on a Met broadcast (and didn’t know who she was – I had to wait for intermission credits) I was enthralled. I simply cannot get enough of her voice because she makes the opera entirely real and plausible. In Ernani, for example, this IS a woman in love; in Aida, this IS a woman longing for a country she knows she will never see again. And so on through each piece on this extraordinary CD. If you don’t own it, I would kindly suggest you grab one fast and discover the true power of grand opera as presented by the astonishing voice of a true singing actress – something I feared we might not really see again. Well . . . she’s h-e-e-e-r-e!
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