Melody Moore Archive

Editorial for September, 2018

by Audiophile Audition | Sep 12, 2018 | Editorial

Giuseppe Verdi — Otello and Rigoletto Delos records presents Dmitri Hvorostovsky, acclaimed baritone, performing the lead role in Rigoletto, in this two CD set.  This is accompanied with Pentatone’s release of Otello, under the baton of Lawrence Foster, with Nikolai Schukoff and Melody Moore and Nikolai Schukoff in the lead roles, Otello and Desdemona.   To enter in the drawing for these operatic releases, merely fill out the form here:  Register to win. AUDIOPHILE AUDITION began as a local program in San Francisco and then in 1985 as a weekly national radio series hosted by John Sunier, and aired for 13½ years on up to 200 public radio and commercial stations. In September 1998 its web site for program listings was expanded to this free Internet publication. September 2018 is our 234th issue! All disc reviews are added thru the month as written and received, often daily, amounting to nearly 100 a month. The Home Page lists the latest published reviews. Vinyls, Pure Audio Blu-rays and other hi-res formats are included in the SACD/Hi-Res Section. We are staying with physical discs rather than downloads. The site has been redesigned and improved. Please let us know if you find any errors. […]