Nielsen: Maskarade / Schirmer, Haugland, Danish National

This is a life-enhancing comic opera, comparable in many ways to Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and it’s wonderful to hear it done full justice.

Desperate Heroines - Mozart / Sandrine Piau

Acclaimed soprano Sandrine Piau brings the experience and maturity she has gained in the last 14 years to her new recital disc of Mozart arias.

Al Fresco - Purcell: The Fairy Queen / John Eliot Gardiner

Humperdinck: Hansel And Gretel / Delfs, Mentzer, Et Al

If it's Hansel-in-English you're looking for, this recording is clearly is your choice.

Handel: Faramondo / Sparbo, Devin, Lowrey, Cummings, Gottingen Festival Orchestra

In 2014, Handel’s Faramondo received its first performance at the Göttingen International Handel Festival with a young cast performing under the direction of Laurence Cummings. Live recording. (3 CDs)

Encanto del Mar - Mediterranean Songs / Placido Domingo

The legendary Domingo at his most personal, singing songs of the Mediterranean – songs of love and the sea.

Weber: Silvana / Kaune, Krapp, Von Bothmer, Schirmer, Munich Radio Orchestra

Ben Heppner - Airs Français / Myung-whun Chung, London So

In Heppner's every note and phrase you can hear lyricism, textual awareness, and consummate musicality.

Wagner / Jonas Kaufmann

This should clinch Jonas Kaufmann as the pre-eminent Wagner tenor of this generation – maybe the pre-eminent tenor, period. 

The Truly Unforgettable Voice Of Florence Foster Jenkins

In conjunction with the release of the biopic starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, Sony releases The Truly Unforgettable Voice of Florence Foster Jenkins.