Interpretation ****      Sound Quality ****    Repertoire Value *****      Booklet *

“… The only complete recording that was released by Marco Polo in the mid-1990s and has just been reissued by Naxos with a freshened sound, presents an ensemble covering the roles with a fine sense of musical lines and remarkable word clarity…”

“… Gracefully conducted by Nicholas Cleobury and efficiently played by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Le Carrose is heartily recommended to lovers of the untrodden byways of English – or French – opera.”

“… The opera is dramatically portrayed, the feeling certainly helped by the excellence of the performers. As far as I can possibly judge, they could not be improved. Berners helps by never overdoing the orchestration, so that the words can be clear. Every singer also has excellent diction – they even seem to be enjoying themselves…”