A disappointed Janos Gereben wrote:

>The young Armenian-Canadian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian sang a
>recital ...
>
>One complaint about the program: no opera.  The voice was born for
>Mozart, Rossini and Donizetti, and there is a clear possibility of
>mastering genres widely separated, from Baroque to contemporary
>music.

No opera?  Bravo!  At least there is one singer who refuses to please
the crowd by performing the greatest hits.  And then there is of course
also Bartoli who is digging in to more obscure stuff.

Sincerely,

Mikael Rasmusson