Ying Huang / James Conlon, London Symphony Orchestra

Anonymous (Composer), Vincenzo Bellini (Composer), Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), James Conlon (Conductor), Ying Huang (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ying Huang
• Conductor: James Conlon
• Composer: Anonymous, Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, et al.
• Audio CD (June 3, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000029T6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #221,142 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN AMAZING VOICE!, June 30, 2000

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"marcel195" (Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ying Huang / James Conlon, London Symphony Orchestra (Audio CD)

This album is strictly for those sensitive to beautiful tone. As far as I'm concerned, there is no singer who can outmatch Ying Huang's voice quality. Her singing is pure, from the heart, and her variations in phrasing and tone make this a CD I could listen to forever. She is certainly complemented by the wonderful musicians on this album too! I suppose the academics would scoff, but in my humble opinion Ying Huang is a wonderful musician whose singing has taught me a lot. My recommendation: buy this C.D. and a good pair of headphones. Listen to it late at night. Wait for the goosebumps.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars O! Mio Babbino Caro made me weep, March 9, 2006

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B. Bonk "Georgia's Daddy" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ying Huang / James Conlon, London Symphony Orchestra (Audio CD)

I'm saddened by the nitpicky nature of some of the opera "critics" who've chimed in on this CD. Like many things artistic, it is easy to criticize, especially on technical details. As a professional musician (pop, not classical) I have worked hard to hear the essence and emotion of a performance, and not to get bogged down in trying to make myself feel superior.

Case in point: I first heard "O! Mio Babbino Caro" on my infant daughter's show, Classical Baby on HBO. The visual is an animated cow singing to a bull-shaped constellation. Despite the triviality of the image, I found myself weeping every time the segment came on. I don't care for opera much (I prefer instrumental classical music by far) but there was something about that voice and that performance that touched me. I did some online research and finally found this wonderful track. I listened to Callas, Fleming, Brightman, and many others while searching and found them all lacking (no disrespect intended). Maybe it's Huang's youth that captures the subject matter so profoundly (I read the translation, and wept again at the emotional content). Maybe that's just a really compelling cartoon cow, but if a piece of music in a foreign language in an unfamiliar genre can touch my heart like this does, I'm a believer.

Don't give in to the negativity and snobbishness of some of the other reviews. Listen as a child does, without prejudice and with no axe to grind.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful voice, November 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ying Huang / James Conlon, London Symphony Orchestra (Audio CD)

Ying Huang truly has a beautiful voice. With a bit more training her high notes could be a little more secure. The selections on this album aren't strictly "bel canto" per se, but still it's a wonderful CD.