Desperate Heroines

In a rich discography that includes brilliant and praised Mozart, Handel, Vivaldi and French baroque operatic recitals, French soprano Sandrine Piau gathered and recorded a series of tragic arias from her favorite heroines in Mozart's operas Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, La finta giardiniera, Mitridate, Idomeneo, Lucio Silla and Il rè pastore. The recording features the orchestra of Mozart's birth city, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, and its renowned music director Ivor Bolton. The French soprano simply has one of the most beautiful lyrical voices that one could ever imagine. () An exquisite blend of underrated Mozart heroines accompanied by Mozartorchester Salzburg and Ivor Bolton, that is, despite all the bad luck each of them is suffering, is a real piece of luck for your ears. - MDR (Germany)