News | 25 Oct 2021
“This latest offering, featuring Bellini’s mellifluous swansong I Puritani, may just be their finest to date, conducted as usual by Constantine Orbelian, with Brownlee joined by the excellent American coloratura soprano Sarah Coburn. … First of all, a big tick goes to Orbelian and his fine orchestral forces. His expansive yet dramatically alert pacing of the… Continue reading Limelight Magazine’s Recording of the Month
News | 10 Oct 2021
Interview from the Fanfare Archive. Italics are Questions from Henry Fogel: When I look at the totality of your work, you strike me as a conductor equally at home in the worlds of operatic and symphonic music. Although historically that was the case for the majority of conductors in the 19th and first half of… Continue reading Fanfare Interview with Henry Fogel and Constantine Orbelian
News | 10 Oct 2021
Wonderful rave reviews for Bellini: I Puritani from Fanfare, Opera Now, BBC Music Magazine, and AllMusic Guide have already come in! “From Delos comes an impressive new studio release of Bellini’s final opera, I puritani, recorded at the Kaunas Philharmonic. … In previous Fanfare reviews of various opera recital recordings, I’ve admired the work of conductor Constantine Orbelian.… Continue reading Rave Reviews Coming in for “I Puritani”
