Casta Diva

Souvenir of a Golden Era: The Sisters Garcia

Opera Today (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008

Now Decca re-releases Marilyn Horne’s “Souvenir of a Golden Era,” which does Bartoli one better by also honoring Malibran’s younger sister, Pauline Viardot. No direct comparisons can be made between Bartoli’s “Maria” and the first disc of Horne’s “Souvenir,” as the discs covers different selections. Bartoli tends to focus on more obscure repertory (with the exception of “Casta Diva”),...