Title: A Superb Barber....
Product review: I purchased this CD on the hunch that it would have been recorded before Agnes Baltsa developed an unpleasant edge to her voice. My hunch was correct, it was one of the first things Miss Baltsa recorded and she sounds wonderful. She is such an exciting singer that you are riveted to your seat. Her coloratura work on this CD is astounding. Francisco Araiza's coloratura work is also excellent, very clean, fast, and with accurate intonation. Thomas Allen also does a great job, even if some of his fast singing is not at the level of Baltsa's and Araiza's. I had to listen to this recording twice right away; I enjoyed it that much. The only negative is that this "highlights" CD only contains about 59 minutes of music. I kind of wish I'd bought the whole opera.
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