fliegende Holländer: Traft ihr das Schiff. ture by Georges Auric, which sounds things. Santi's muscular accompaniments I1 Trovatore: D'amor sull'ali. La something Sir William Walton might are unduly suppressed. and the voice is Verdi: like Forza del destino: Pace, pace. have written after dining on escargots. the more naked thereby. performances are superb. The A quibble please about the title slapped The Jones, soprano; Vienna Opera Milhaud has been recorded many times on this disc by Epic's a & r men: there Gwyneth Argeo Quadri, cond. LONDON before, but never with such brilliance are no saints at all and only three sinners, Orchestra, QD 25981, $5.79. and effectiveness as here. The registra- (two of them complex and sympathetic), 5981, $4.79; OS tion in the grooves is in keeping. A.F. among the operatic characters portrayed here. A devil, yes; the others are ordinary A major voice, without question, and and fallible people like me and, pre- if the relatively minor problems can JEROME HINES: "Operatic Saints sumably, you. GEORGE MOVSHON be solved, Gwyneth Jones should be and Sinners" an important soprano for some years to come. The quality is quite full and Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust: Devant GWYNETH JONES: Operatic Recital lush, the size apparently ample, and la maison. Boito: Mefistofele: Ecco it there are no obtrusive breaks or bobbles mondo: Son to spirito the nega. Gounod: Beethoven: Ah! perfido. Op. 65. Fidelio: as the voice moves up and down the Faust: Le Veau d'or: Vous qui faites Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? Cheru- scale. At the moment, it is a little !' endornie. Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots: bini: Medea: Dei tuoi figli. Wagner: Der paunchy -the adjustment which serves Piff Paff. Robert le Diable: Nonnes qui reposez. Rossini: it Barbiere di Siviglia: La calunnia. 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