Olga Borodina - Arias | Gioachino Rossini, Giacomo Meyerbeer, ...

Olga Borodina - Arias | Gioachino Rossini, Giacomo Meyerbeer, ... | Disappointing -

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	Olga Borodina - Arias Gioachino Rossini, Giacomo Meyerbeer, ... Philips, 1997 average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Beautiful

As my first experience with the voice of Olga Borodina, I must say that I am impressed. Her voice is sumptuous and seductive. I have not experienced Olga live, but I am sure that for one who has heard her on the stage, a recording does not do her justice. I must say, however, that I think this is a beautiful recording. Olga's voice is amazing, and I can only imagine how she must sound in a live concert if she sounds this good on a recording.

Disappointing -

I was really thrilled by Olga Borodina when I heard her in the concert hall (as Marfa in Khovanschina, then as Amneris in Aida) and her contributions to a lot of the recording of Russian operas with the Mariinski under Ghergiev, or to Haitink's Don Carlo have justly been encensed by many. I therefore bought this CD, Borodina's first opera arias "collection", without a second of hesitation... and I have to say I am quite disappointed. Of course, the voice is here : large, sumptuous, sensual, but there is not much characterisation and involvement. Could this be due to the lack of stage experience in the many roles she approaches in this recital ? I am still happy to own it for her glorious Dalila in the 3 excepts of "Samson..." and for the 2 Tchaikovski numbers, but I tend to skip the other tracks... and am waiting for another aria collection CD that would do better justice to this wonderful singer.

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