The independentd. 10. Nov. 2012ByByAndy Gilld. 10. Nov. 2012"Particularly impressive are Handel's ebullient sorceress Alcina, a self-determining spirit willing to wield power in "Ma quando tornerai", and the Empress Octavia of Monteverdi's "Disprezzata regina", in which the dramatic fury of the recitative militates against its resolution into melody".Read review
The timesd. 3. Nov. 2012ByByRichard Morrisond. 3. Nov. 2012"I don't like DiDonato when she gets too shouty or adds "expressive" pitch-bends. But it'a all compellingly theatrical. Great choice, too, with familiar Handel mingled with rare jewels by Porter, Orlandini and Keiser".Read review
BBC music magazine2012 ChristmasByByAnna Picard2012 Christmas"Stepping cautiously on to Cecilia Bartoli's turf, DiDonato and Alan Curtis ... have unearthed some Baroque rarities. Instead of Handel's Berenice, we have Orlandini's Berenice, whose 'Da torbida procella' is an ideal fit for DiDonato's spitfire fioritura ... The switch from Hasse ... to the blush of woodwind in Handel ... is the most striking juxtaposition on a disc that elsewhere fails to capture the full warmth and expressivity of DiDonato's voice".
The gramophone2013 JanuaryByByDavid Vickers2013 January"DiDonato produces her most emotionally moving and sensitively embellished singing in 'Madre diletta' ... Il Complesso Barocco and Alan Curtis are on particularly good form ... Wonderfully sung, passionately played and programmed intelligently - an exemplary recital".