Cindy Gieringer wrote:

>I know Emma Kirby has made quite a few recordings of Bach and Handel, and
>has sung the Mozart Requiem, Exsultate jubilate, and Regina Coeli, but has
>she ever made a recording(s) of any concert arias? (eg.  Verdi, Puccini,
>Mozart, etc.)

She did record a disc of Mozart arias with Hogwood for L'Oiseau-Lyre quite
a few years ago - catalog number is 425835-2.  I don't know if it's still
in print.  Kirby might well perform composers such as Verdi and Puccini
in concert performances, but I don't believe she has done so on record.
Within the past two or three years Hyperion has released two cd's of Handel
arias; on one disc she is the only soloist, on the other she shares the
stage with Catherine Bott and the disc is titled "The Rival Queens".
Roy Goodman directs on both cds and the performances are great.

Don Satz
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