All vocal Items

CD Feature/ Katherine Jenkins: "Serenade" Knows exactly what it wants and how to get it: Katherine Jenkin's warmest and most sensous work to date.

CD Feature/ Cecilia Bartoli: "Maria" Bartoli dreams her arias: A radio program from the 50s, recorded with the clarity of the new millenium.

CD Feature/ Karita Mattila: "Helsinki Recital" Curtains being moved by invisible hands: Karita Mattila lifts the music to a spiritual plane.

Trio Mediaeval: Folk Songs and Joke Ballads The Trio Mediaeval have said goodbye to their mediaeval roots for an album of Nordic Folk. “Folk Songs”, as always ...

CD Feature/ Kate Royal: "Kate Royal" Very different composers, but similar sound worlds: Kate Royal never pretends to be someone she isn’t.

CD Feature/ Katherine Jenkins: "Living a Dream" The danger of arbitrariness: A pop album pur sang.

Castrati in Music 2 Unglamorous circumstances: 5,000 boys were castrated each year for the music industry.

CD Feature/ Carolyn Sampson: "Henry Purcell - Victorious Love" Living art instead of historical documents: A deep and detailed look into the text.

Luciano Pavarotti: Documenting his legacy Two very different releases are offering a look back on the life of one of the most distinguished tenors ever, ...

15 Questions to Maite Beaumont If the eyes are the windows of the soul, then the mouth is the door to the heart: "My voice, ...

Castrati in Music 1 Involuntarily loosing their valuables: The surgical procedure of castration was not without risk.

Anna Netrebko: Criticised for not taking drugs? A recent report by the International Herald Tribune suggests the world of Opera may be a facing a serious drug ...

15 Questions to Allan Clayton Allan Clayton has a secret dream: Playing soccer for Liverpool. A wish he shares with many others in England, but ...

Kate Royal: Debut album in September British Soprano Kate Royal is to release her homonymous debut album on September 18th with EMI. This effectively ends a ...

Interview with Sara Gazarek For the last three years, Sara Gazerek and her band have practised together, performed and played together and hang out ...