Sumi Jo: Carnaval! French Coloratura Arias
Now that conductor Richard Bonynge doesn't have his now-retired wife  Joan Sutherland to accompany him on his arcane journeys into forgotten French  opera, he has hooked up with the spectacular coloratura Sumi Jo for a series of  recordings exploring mid-19th-century operetta. This one is a nice aria  compilation, especially welcome since you wouldn't want to hear the entire  scores of these works by Adam, Grétry, Messager and Delibes. One hears  influences by Rossini, flashes of Mozart, and lots of vocal fireworks--  especially the final selection,Carnaval de Veniseby Massé.--David  Patrick Stearns