Ruby Hughes reviews

Handel's Last Prima Donna: Giulia Frasi in London

Prima donna Giulia Frasi (1740-74) was well known to London’s concertgoers.

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’

Ruby Hughes, Sasha Cooke; Minnesota Chorale & Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä (BIS)

Clytemnestra

Ruby Hughes (soprano); BBC NOW/Jac van Steen (BIS)

Ruby Hughes performs a vibrant selection of vocal masterpieces

‘Ruby Hughes rises to the challenge with bombproof technical strength and control, plenty of firepower where needed, and a thrilling instinct for capturing the persona of this fearsome anti-heroine,’ writes Malcolm Hayes.

Clytemnestra
Berg: Altenberg Lieder; Mahler: Rückert-Lieder; Rhian Samuel: Clytemnestra
Ruby Hughes (soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Jac van Steen
BIS BIS-2408 (hybrid CD/SACD) 54:46 Mins

Handel’s Brockes-Passion in a performance to remember

‘Egarr recognises Handel’s often vivid responses to Brockes’s graphic text and draws from them deeply-felt, contrasting emotions’