"Editor's choice: It's difficult to argue with DiDonato's crystalline coloratura, and in many ways the thrilling accompaniment is Il Pomo d'Oro at their best, too. The individual performances are sensational ... I'm brought to tearful wonder by the album's close. DiDonato's farewell, 'Ombra mai fù' from Handel's Serse, is a performance so beautiful that it makes your insides ache".