Jul 14, 2009
Stephanie Blythe – Handel & Bach Arias
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This is a lovely recording. Stephanie Blythe’s voice must be one of the most beautiful to be heard today: smooth as silk, warm as velvet, pure, dark, almost masculine at times, even in quality across a big range down to F-sharp. She can spin out endless phrases without strain. Her intonation is impeccable, her expressiveness heartfelt, simple, and direct. The program is a string of priceless jewels, opening with the famous “Ombra mai fu” from “Serse” (better known as Hand (more…)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sublime Performances !!!
My wife and I heard Stephanie for the first time in a Met Live in HD broadcast at a local movie theater in Gluck’s “Orfeo.
5.0 out of 5 stars
deep
The inimitable John Nelson, conductor of the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, has a knack for giving little known musical pieces and as-yet uncelebrated artists their due.
5.0 out of 5 stars
When I directed her in muscials in High School, I knew she was special
I was Stephanie’s teacher in High School and directed her in several theatrical productions. Not only was she an immensely talented actress, her voice always took my breath away…
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a superb CD!!
WOW,
I bought this CD after I discovered this artist totally by accident (well, I usually do not listen to the vocal selections on the sampler CD from the British…
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Blythe Spirit and a Magical Duet With David Daniels
Contralto Stephanie Blythe has a warm, fluid voice that reminds me immediately of countertenor David Daniels, especially since she sings more accurately in the mezzo-soprano…
5.0 out of 5 stars
La Reina!
Stephanie Blythe is a name honored in the circles of the music cognescenti where she is considered nearly without peer as the reigning contralto of the day.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid baroque
Blythe has an excellent voice. She isn’t Marilyn Horne or Ann Murray or Sarah Walker, but she’s first class nonetheless, and this album is certainly worth having.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing beautiful voice
It is too soon to make a solid declaration of the future of this young singer, or (perhaps inevitable) comparisons to precedent mezzos of this repertoire.