21st July 2011
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“Fassbaender's sound may not be the most beautiful mezzo, but the way she invests every phrase with point and purpose is remarkable, while Araiza's lyrical, almost bel canto sound is worlds away from the heavier, Heldentenor approach usually thought essential in this work, but somehow he holds his own against the orchestral tumult.”
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo), Francisco Araiza (tenor) Berliner Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini