Rosemary Joshua
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Handel: Serse
Anna Stéphany (Serse), Rosemary Joshua (Romilda), David Daniels (Arsamene), Hilary Summers (Amastre), Joélle Harvey (Atalanta), Andreas Wolf (Elviro), Brindley Sherratt (Ariodate)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
[Stéphany's] is a stunning central performance, comfortably matched by incisive playing from the Early Opera Company orchestra. Sopranos Rosemary Joshua (as Romilda) and Joelle Harvey (Atalanta)... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Recommended(sung in English)
Rosemary Joshua (soprano), Jonty Ward (treble), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Robert Murray (tenor) & Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir, Gabrieli Young Singers' Scheme & Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
Connolly sings with mellifluous tone and Simon Keenlyside is an Elijah of spirit and intelligence: he may not have the sheer weight of a Bryn Terfel, but he's alive to every shift of meaning... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th August 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2012, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2013, Winner - Oratorio
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Special offer. Handel: Saul
Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, Michael Slattery, Finnur Bjarnason & Henry Waddington
RIAS-Kammerchor & Concerto Köln, René Jacobs
Emma Bell is turning out to be a fine Handel singer of considerable power… and her Merab - sometimes haughty, sometimes indignant - affords effective contrast with the fresh and sensuous contours... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2005, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice
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Handel: Flavio
Tim Mead (Flavio), Rosemary Joshua (Emilia), Iestyn Davies (Guido), Renata Pokupić (Vitige), Hilary Summers (Teodata), Thomas Walker (Ugone), Andrew Foster-Williams (Lotario)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
Flavio has some fine music, but is rarely performed...The aria 'Amante stravagante'...nicely displays [Joshua's] bright, silvery tone...The vocal star is Renata Pokupic as Vitige. Her 'Non credo'... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Handel Duets
Rosemary Joshua (soprano) & Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
English Concert, Harry Bicket
The playing is crisp and the singing polished and stylish, with Joshua, in particular, conveying infectious delight in this sophisticated music. — More…
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Handel: Esther
Rosemary Joshua, James Bowman, Susan Bickley, Christopher Purves, Rebecca Outram & Andrew Kennedy
London Handel Choir, Laurence Cummings
Lawrence Cummings emphasises the music's dramatic quality and generally paces it well… Rosemary Joshua in the title role sings the text as vividly as she does the notes. Christopher Purves... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2008, Editor's Choice
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Handel: Semele
Rosemary Joshua (Semele), Hilary Summers (Juno/Ino), Richard Croft (Jupiter), Stephen Wallace (Athamas), Brindley Sherratt (Cadmus/Somnus) & Gail Pearson (Iris), David Croft (Apollo)
Early Opera Company (on period instruments), Christian Curnyn
In the title role, soprano Rosemary Joshua applies light and graceful tone and conveys Semele's wilful, pleasure-seeking nature. As her immortal lover Jupiter, tenor Richard Croft is equally... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2008, Editor's Choice
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Handel: Partenope, HWV 27
Rosemary Joshua (Partenope), Kurt Streit (Emilio), Stephen Wallace (Armindo), Andrew Foster-Williams (Ormonte), Hilary Summers (Rosmira), Lawrence Zazzo (Arsace)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
Handel composed Partenope for the 1730 London season, less than a year into the so-called 'Second Academy' period in which he enjoyed increased artistic control over his productions. Partenope... — More…
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Christmas Adagios
Leontyne Price (soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Rosemary Joshua (soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Mark Tinkler (treble), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano), Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Simon Preston (organ), Agnes Giebel (soprano), Eduardo Fernández (guitar), Julian Podger...
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Trojahn: Orest
Dietrich Henschel (Orest), Rosemary Joshua (Helena), Johannes Chum (Menelaos), Finnur Bjarnason (Apollon/Dyonisos), Romy Petrick (Hermione), Sarah Castle (Elektra)
Netherlands Opera & Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
With bass-baritone Dietrich Henschel inhabiting the part with total, sometimes terrifying conviction, and electrifying conducting from Marc Albrecht, this live recording from the premiere run... — More…
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