FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: The Merry Widow [Die Lustige Witwe] Barbara Bonney, Bo Skovhus, Bryn Terfel, Cheryl Studer / Monteverdi Choir / Vienna Philharmonic, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "A great reasonably modern Merry Widow with great acoustics...Great Conducting by Gardiner, the singers in the main parts are enjoyable." Review |
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 |
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... |
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 |
BELLINI / VERDI / DONIZETTI / ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cheryl Studer - Coloratura Arias Cheryl Studer (soprano) / Muchner Rundfunkorchester, Gabriele Ferro [ EMI / CD - released 20/Nov/1990 ] "...a thoughtful nature, is one of the qualities that Studer's singing of the Traviata aria, in particular, does suggest. She follows the changes of mood and catches a fine depth of dramatic feeling at ''esser amato amando''. Gramophone |
RICHARD STRAUSS / RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Four Last Songs / Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder / Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde Cheryl Studer (soprano) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/May/2000 ] The magic of Strauss's four last songs |
ROBERT ERICKSON
Erickson: Orchestral, Chamber and Vocal Music Continuum / Cheryl Seltzer / Joe Sachs [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 13/Jun/2007 ] Robert Erickson was a formidable guiding spirit as composer and teacher, acting as a mentor for a whole generation of California-trained composers. He utilized many different styles and techniques in his music, from microtonality to electronics and... |