"Når toptonerne, han før plukkede med lethed, er en kamp at nå, klasker stemningen hurtigt sammen, og så er intensitet og fede understregninger langtfra nok i sager som Rossinis "La danza" og Bellinis "Vaga luna"".
"The four songs by Donizetti are disappointing ... Elsewhere, this most mercurial of tenors is in good voice. There's elegant tone and line in Verdi's 'Il mistero' and the vocal flamboyance you expect from an Italian-style tenor in 'Torna, vezzosa Fillide'. For many the appearance of Cecilia Bartoli as a duetting guest in Rossini's seductive 'Les amants de Seville' will be a welcome bonus".