Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Sharolyn Kimmorley - Vagabond (2005)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 283 MB | 01:01:06
Genre: Classical | Label: ABC Classics
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 283 MB | 01:01:06
Genre: Classical | Label: ABC Classics
New Zealander Teddy Tahu Rhodes is one of the most prominent lyric baritones to have established a place on the international operatic stage in the first decade of the 21st century. This collection of late Romantic and early modern British song cycles seems like it would be an ideal repertoire for the singer. Rhodes has a pleasant, warm voice that he deploys with a variety of colors, and his top is resonant and ringing. These are very fine performances and are likely to appeal to fans of operatic bel canto singing. Material as folk-like as most of this is, though, is most effective when it is presented with more of a degree of artlessness, and Rhodes tends to over-sing, treating it operatically.