Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Sydney Opera House) (Catherine Carby; Cheryl Barker; Manfred Hemm; Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; Brian Fitzgerald; Andrew Litton) (Opera Australia: OPOZ56028CD)

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Product description Catherine Carby (Octavian) - Cheryl Barker (La Maréchale) - Manfred Hemm (Le Baron Ochs de Lerchenau) - Emma Pearson (Sophie von Faninal)... - Opera Australia Chorus - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra - Andrew Litton, direction Review 'Finest of all the principals is Emma Pearson (Sophie), a light soprano who, for a change, possesses not only the necessary shimmering upper range but also a substantial, warm-toned lower octave. Her characterization has naturalness, verve and, when telling Ochs off in Act 3, real backbone.' --Roger Pines, International Record Review, Nov '12