GIOCOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (complete opera) Amsterdam Muziekther / Cheryl Barker, Martin Thompson, etc. / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Edo de Waart (conductor) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 25/Oct/2005 ] G :- "A superb DVD that now becomes my top recommendation for this opera on DVD. The production is top-notch, and the orchestral contribution the strongest I have yet to hear" (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, with Maurizio Pollini (piano) Cheryl Studer (soprano) Ilya Gringolts (violin), etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 10 CD Box Set - released 17/Jul/2015 ] "One could say, briefly but not inaccurately, that this is the antithesis of Karajan. Where he was smooth, this is rugged. Where he went in for broad tempos in slow movements, Abbado moves things along." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
WAGNER
The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Hollender) (Complete Opera) Bernd Weikl - Cheryl Studer - Placido Domingo / Berlin Opera, Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 17/May/2000 ] The complete Dutchman at a special price |
Cheryl
A Million Lights [ Polydor Records U.K. / CD - released 21/Jun/2012 ] Cheryl's third album features collaborations with Alex Da Kid, will.i.am, Lana Del Rey, Jim Beanz and newcomers Pantha and HyGrade. |
VERDI / PUCCINI / RICHARD STRAUSS / MASCAGNI
Persuasion and Seduction (Opera Duets) Cheryl Baker (soprano) Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone) / Tasmanian Symphony / Andre [ ABC / CD - released 25/Feb/2002 ] Opera superstars |
TCHAIKOVSKY / VERDI / DVORAK / COATES / OFFENBACH / etc
Pure Diva : - tribute to Joan Hammond Cheryl Barker 9soprano) /The Queensland Orchestra, Guillaume Tourniaire [ Melba Recordings SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] The ravishing Australian soprano Cheryl Barker has an important career in many major opera houses - English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera and The Royal Opera Covent Garden among them - and concert halls. She is widely... |
PUCCINI
Puccini Passions: over two hours of passionate arias sung in English Cheryl Barker / Dennis O'Neill / Cynthia Haymon / Susan Patterson / Alan Opie / Geoffrey Mitchell Choir / Gareth Hancock [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] This selection includes Puccini's most passionate arias, and is a perfect collection for both those keen to discover more about Opera in English, as well established Puccini lovers. |
JANACEK
Katya Kabanova (complete opera sung in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) Gwynne Howell (bass) Kathleen Wilkinson (mezzo) Owen Webb (baritone) / Welsh National Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Carlo Rizzi [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Opera - 'This English-language performance captures the visceral impact of Janacek's great tragedy with unerring immediacy. Vividly recorded with magnificent orchestral playing, the drama is delivered with a... |
GEORGE DYSON
Quo Vadis: a cycle of poems Cheryl Barker (soprano) Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano) Philip Langridge (tenor) / BBC National Chorus of Wales ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales ; Richar [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 26/May/2003 ] 'All four soloists are in superb voice, each of them strong, firm and characterful; and both choruses sing with fresh, incandescent tone... the result will delight all devotees of the English choral tradition.' - Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine... |
JANACEK
The Makropulos Case (complete opera in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) John Graham-Hall (tenor) / English National Opera / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] "This electrifying performance has been captured in sound that is exceptionally clear and full-bodied, and it also has great immediacy. I very much welcome a recording in English." (International Record Review March 2007) |
PUCCINI
Puccini = Passion - The Richard Bonynge Edition Cheryl Barker (soprano) / Orchestra Victoria / Richard Bonynge [ Melba Recordings / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] "[Barker] is known as a highly skilled and committed singer who gives her all on the stage ... her tone, support of the voice and vocal characterisation is a joy ... Barker's interpretations make as satisfying a disc of this demanding repertoire as I... |
DVORAK
Rusalka (complete opera in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) / Rosario La Spina (tenor) / Bruce Martin (baritone) / Elizabeth Whitehouse (soprano) / Opera Australia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Opera in English / 3 CD Box Set - released 28/Feb/2008 ] "Cheryl Barker's voice opens up excitingly on the top notes, but in the medium-high range her timbre has no especial qualities. She gives a committed performance" (MusicWeb March 2008) |
Cheryl Bentyne
The Book Of Love [ Telarc Records / CD ] |
Cheryl Bentyne
Let Me Off Uptown [ Telarc Jazz / CD - released 30/May/2005 ] |
Cheryl Bentyne
Talk Of The Town [ Telarc / CD - released 15/Mar/2004 ] |
Cheryl Cole
3 Words [ Polydor Records U.K. / CD - released 18/Mar/2010 ] Coming out of the UK's biggest girl band, Girls Aloud, Cheryl Cole now launches her solo career with debut album '3 Words'. |
Cheryl Lynn
Best Of:-Got To Be Real [ CD - released 26/Jun/2008 ] |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner Duets Cheryl Studer, Gundula Janowitz, Josephine Veasey, Thomas Stewart, Helgar Dernesch, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Hofman, etc [ Australian Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2014 ] The recordings are among the finest ever made. The singers are a Who's Who of great names from the sixties, seventies and eighties - Fischer-Dieskau, Janowitz, Vickers, Thomas, Price, Kollo… with conductors like Karajan, Kleiber and Jochum directing |
VERDI
La Traviata (Complete Opera recorded in 1992) Cheryl Studer, Luciano Pavarotti, Juan Pons / Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra, James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Opera / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] "Here is Cheryl Studer...The voice is full-blooded and warm, yet flexible enough to encompass the difficulties of Act 1...beautifully focused in the succeeding aria, with a nicely differentiated treatment of the second verse (happily included)."... |
DONIZETTI
Lucia di Lammermoor (Complete Opera) Cheryl Studer, Placido Domingo / London Symphony Orchestra / Ion Martin [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 2/Sep/2001 ] The complete opera at a special price |