Amelita Galli-Curci Volume 1 1917-1924

"Nimbus's resonant hall gives these records an additional reverberance and sense of space; ... it frees her own singing from the confined conditions of early recording and brings out a vivid awareness of character and presence." John B. Steane, Gramophone

"This is the first of two issues of famous lyric coloratura Amelita Gall-Curci’s recordings transferred by Nimbus from 78 discs into the “digital ambisonic” format. The power and purity of her sound is immediately apparent, as is the proficiency of her technique; she instantly makes her mark with the extraordinary agility of her runs in the aria “Je veux vivre” from Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, which is capped by a ridiculously prolonged top D…

A biography and synopses of the arias and even complete texts of the songs are provided in the booklet, plus distortion and clicks are minimal and the voices emerge with startling clarity – especially considering that we are listening to recordings made a hundred and more years ago." Len Mullenger, MusicWeb International 

"The power and purity of her sound is immediately apparent, as is the proficiency of her technique; she instantly makes her mark with the extraordinary agility of her runs in the aria “Je veux vivre” from Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, which is capped by a ridiculously prolonged top D." Ralph Moore, MusicWeb International