'His [Tomlinson's] first aria superbly expounds the Dutchman's haunted and accursed character… She [Stemme] sings with radiant intensity and glorious lyrical tone, and her English diction is immaculate. She sings the Ballad magnificently and in the scene in which she pledges to redeem the Dutchman she and Tomlinson make magic.'
Sunday Telegraph
Christopher Cowell’s English rendering of the libretto is spectacularly well done, preserving no only the meaning of the Wagner’s verse but also the original rhyme scheme… Whether this would be your 10th ‘Dutchman’ or your first, Chandos’s set deserves the strongest consideration.
Fanfare
The performance is excellent – one of the best I’ve encountered in the whole Chandos Opera in English series. Conductor Parry gets off to a slow, patient start, drawing deep, rich playing out of his orchestra. He’s absolutely sizzling by the time he gets to the part of the sometimes called Act 3. The singers are grand enough to suit his conception – no reticent Britishness here!… Parry can stand comparison with the best of them.
American Record Guide
'…with a cast as excellent as this one, it's difficult to spend much time contemplating alternatives.'
Gramophone
'John Tomlinson… is masterful as the Dutchman, exploiting his wide tonal and expressive range. Opposite him as the self-sacrificing heroine, Senta, is Nina Stemme, who two years ago had such a resounding success as Isolde at Glyndebourne. Here she is fresh and true, outshining almost any rival on disc… Most striking of all is the richness of the recorded sound, vividly capturing the fine playing of the LPO under David Parry.'
The Guardian
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