Music Week articles from June 2002

Music Week archives from June 2002

UK labels target US breakthrough.
June 1, 2002... A string of UK acts is being primed for launch into the US market, as the music industry looks to turn around the fortunes of British talent Stateside. With EMI Recorded Music chief executive Alain Levy indicating last week that he is...

C5 plans fresh show to take up Pepsi slot.
June 1, 2002... Channel 5 is demonstrating its commitment to putting music at the heart of its programming by developing a brand new "journalistic" music show to take over the primetime slot currently occupied by the Pepsi Chart Show. The move is being...

Warner/Chappell's Dido was crowned songwriter of the year at last Thursday's Ivor Novello Awards, after a year in which she not only scored the UK's biggest-selling album but 2001's global top-seller, too, with No Angel.
June 1, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Warner/Chappell's Dido (left) was crowned songwriter of the year at last Thursday's Ivor Novello Awards, after a year in which she not only scored the UK's biggest-selling album but 2001's global top-seller,...

May leads stellar Jubilee line-up.
June 1, 2002... Brian May is to open the Queen's Golden Jubilee pop concert next Monday (June 30), performing from the roof of Buckingham Palace. Hosted jointly by Lenny Henry, Ben Elton and Dame Edna Everage, the show will continue with a performance of...

As Eminem's Without Me single was set to top the UK singles chart yesterday (Sunday), his new Polydor album The Eminem Show was brought forward by a week amid fears of piracy following reports that copies had begun circulating after tracks became available via the internet. (News).
June 1, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: As Eminem's Without Me single was set to top the UK singles chart yesterday (Sunday), his new Polydor album The Eminem Show was brought forward by a week amid fears of piracy following reports that copies...

Roy set for December departure from Midem. (News).
June 1, 2002... Xavier Roy is leaving his post as CEO of the Reed Midem organisation at the end of December after 13 years at its helm. Paul Zilk, managing director of the Paris-based group, will take over his executive duties from that date. Zilk joined...

Mean Fiddler buys Ritz station as Winter eyes shares option. (News).
June 1, 2002... Ritz Music Group announced last Friday that it has sold its troubled country radio station Ritz 1035 to the Mean Fiddler Music Group. RMG chairman Ron Winter revealed early that afternoon that the sale was going through. In a statement,...

Sanctuary builds interests with Air-Edel acquisition. (News).
June 1, 2002... The Sanctuary Group is making its biggest move yet into music publishing, acquiring Sir George Martin's composers and publishing outfit Air-Edel. Founded more than 30 years ago by Martin and partner Herman Edel, the company represents the...

Dome set to become entertainment venue. (News).
June 1, 2002... The Government is finally expected to announce a deal to secure the future of the troubled Millennium Dome this week, with the site being redeveloped as an entertainment and music venue. It is expected to sign a deal with the developers...

GMG on course for Jazz take-over. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Guardian Media Group's take-over of Jazz FM moved a step closer after Clear Channel last week failed to receive a higher offer for its majority stake in the radio station. Earlier this month, Clear Channel said it would accept GMG's offer of...

Mid-price set for BPI gongs. (news file).
June 1, 2002... The BPI is relaxing the rules on platinum, gold and silver awards to allow mid-price albums to qualify for the first time. Until now, only full-price album shipments have counted towards the three levels of sales certification, but the BPI...

MOS considers float option. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Ministry of Sound is examining an option to float the group at the end of this year, in its bid to ramp up its radio interests. A spokesman for the group says that the intention is for up to 40% of MoS's holdings to be in radio in the next five...

Kooker steps up at BMG. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Dennis Kooker has been promoted to VP finance and operations at BMG with immediate effect. In his new role, Kooker continues to have responsibility for finance and IT, but has also increased his remit to include strategic direction for...

Gondry wins D&AD award. (news file).
June 1, 2002... The Michel Gondry-directed video for Chemical Brothers' Star Guitar video has won a gold award at the D&AD design and artwork awards show at London's Earls Court 2 last Thursday. The Virgin-commissioned promo is only the second music promo to...

Retailer goes into receivership. (news file).
June 1, 2002... General Trading Stores Limited, trading as Music & Video Exchange, has gone into receivership. The retailer, which specialises in second-hand goods including record, CDs, computer games, books, videos and DVDs, operates 18 shops in all, 16 of...

BBC Radio Jazz Awards kick off. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Caber Music, Candid Music and Dune Records are among the labels to field multiple nominees in the second annual BBC Radio Jazz Awards, which are being held on July 31. The event, which features a new jazz heritage award this year, takes place...

Warner expands Watson's role. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Warner Music UK business affairs director John Watson has had his role expanded to take on additional responsibilities as Warner Music Europe business affairs senior vice president. Watson joined Warner UK in 2000 from London Records, where he...

Creatives lobby against piracy. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Europe's major creative industries last week urged the European Union to take bold measures in the forthcoming EU Enforcement Directive and rapidly implement the legislation to prevent piracy in music, film, video, business and software...

This week's BPI awards. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Norah Jone's Come Away With Me album goes silver this week, as do the compilations The Best Summer Album 2002, Chilled Ibiza 3 and Hall Of Fame Gold--Classic FM. PAUL WILLIAMS (paulw@musicweek.com)

SMTV audience. (news file).
June 1, 2002... The data for SMTV's viewing figures were supplied incorrectly to MW last week. SMTV had an audience of 1,159,000 and not 741,000 as stated. PAUL WILLIAMS (paulw@musicweek.com)

How TV show's ratings compare. (news file).
June 1, 2002... HOW TV SHOWS' RATINGS COMPARE Programme this week % change (000s) on 2001 Top Of The Pops * 3,317 n/a Top Of The Pops II (Tues) 1,857 n/a Top Of The...

EMI profits down 40% despite good UK news. (News).
June 1, 2002... EMI's strongest year to date in the UK in 2001 failed to save it from a bleak set of global results. Huge sales in its principal market of the UK from the likes of Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams were overshadowed by disappointing sales...

Telstar plans an aggressive marketing campaign for Mis-Teeq, to push the album Lickin' On Both Sides towards double platinum status. (News).
June 1, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Telstar plans an aggressive marketing campaign for Mis-Teeq (pictured), to push the album Lickin' On Both Sides towards double platinum status. A double-A sided single featuring the tracks Roll On and This...

Retailers prepare for the World Cup effect. (News).
June 1, 2002... Retailers and record companies are teaming up to boost music sales around the Fifa World Cup, staging a series of promotions aimed at soccer fans and consumers with no interest in football. This week, HMV's stores in England will feature a...

Woolies reports slow music sales. (News).
June 1, 2002... Woolworths entertainment head Alan Young blames a "quiet" release schedule for disappointing music sales, as the chain's parent group unveiled flat like-for-like sales during the start of 2002. The group's share price tumbled 5 1/2p to 44p...

Kerrang! redesign to build on 63% growth. (News).
June 1, 2002... Emap is building on the 63.5% rise in Kerrang!'s circulation since last summer by implementing a redesign of the 21-year-old magazine. The title was named consumer specialist magazine of the year at the recent PPA Awards, but head of...

Fair joins Dickens to head Absolute Radio sales team. (News).
June 1, 2002... Clive Dickens has recruited his former BRMB colleague Julie Fair to strengthen the sales team at Absolute Radio, which the ex-Capital Radio group head of programmes co-founded last summer. Fair, who resigned from her job as Capital Radio...

Davis and Dennis score Kylie hat-trick at Ivors. (News).
June 1, 2002... Can't Get You Out Of My Head claimed its place among the most successful Ivor Novello-winning songs of all time, grabbing three awards at last week's event. The song, composed by Universal Music's Rob Davis and EMI Music Publishing's Cathy...

Classical Brits highlight `breadth' of sector's successes. (News).
June 1, 2002... Pop values confronted the world of classical music head on at the opening of this year's Classical Brit Awards, when Russell Watson stormed the stage of the Royal Albert Hall with a medley of Mercury's Barcelona and Parry's Jerusalem, writes...

Ivors: backing talent over trends. (MW Comment).
June 1, 2002... There is something very special about the Ivors, the music industry's favourite awards show. Everyone says it. If the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters could bottle what is special about this event, it would make a fortune. It...

Brits show marks classic year. (MW Comment).
June 1, 2002... Much has been made recently in the media about classical record companies supposedly dumbing down and promoting the ephemeral at the expense of the real thing. However, the reality is very different. While the classical music market is...

Ronan Keating's If Tomorrow Never Comes travels skywards in the sales and airplay charts of several territories, including a jump of 13-9-6 on the Australian singles chart over the past three weeks. (chart file).
June 1, 2002... * Ronan Keating's If Tomorrow Never Comes travels skywards in the sales and airplay charts of several territories, including a jump of 13-9-6 on the Australian singles chart over the past three weeks. The Polydor single also makes sales gains...

Mute's Moby hits the top spot in 12 countries this week, as his 18 album also goes top five in a string of other territories. (chart file).
June 1, 2002... * Mute's Moby hits the top spot in 12 countries this week, as his 18 album also goes top five in a string of other territories. Meanwhile, the lead-off track We Are All Made Of Stars charts in Switzerland's airplay rundown for the first time at...

Parlophone's Kylie Minogue sees European radio warming quickly to her latest and third single from the Fever album, Love At First Sight, as the single switches over with predecessors Can't Get You Out Of My Head and In Your Eyes in several territories. (chart file).
June 1, 2002... * Parlophone's Kylie Minogue sees European radio warming quickly to her latest and third single from the Fever album, Love At First Sight, as the single switches over with predecessors Can't Get You Out Of My Head and In Your Eyes in several...

BMG act Westlife's Bop Bop Baby debuts in the German airplay chart at 25. (chart file).
June 1, 2002... * BMG act Westlife's Bop Bop Baby debuts in the German airplay chart at 25, while its predecessor World Of Our Own remains inside the Top 10s in Austria and Germany at six and nine respectively. The latter single holds at 11 on the Swiss...

European radio support for Universal Island's Sugababes picks up, as Freak Like Me makes its chart debut in several countries across the continent. (chart file).
June 1, 2002... * European radio support for Universal Island's Sugababes picks up, as Freak Like Me makes its chart debut in several countries across the continent. Following a recent round of promo in Scandinavia, in which the group visited Sweden, Denmark...

Sophie Ellis Bextor's Murder on the Dancefloor may fade 13-17 in the Australian singles chart this week. (chart file).
June 1, 2002... * Sophie Ellis Bextor's Murder On The Dancefloor may fade 13-17 in the Australian singles chart this week, but it sees sales uplifts in the Dutch singles chart as the track rises 37-23. Across Europe, airplay gains continue to be made for the...

`Flopstars' turn hot stars as V2 plans European chart assault. (International).
June 1, 2002... V2 is aiming to rewrite the international rulebook on a Popstars act by breaking Liberty X outside their domestic market on the back of their UK number one single Just A Little. Although local versions of the TV show around the world have...

BMG's new signing Ball Parc Playerz are to receive an international boost as part of a multi-million pound, pan-European advertising tie-in with Masterfoods--owner of the Twix brand. (International).
June 1, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: BMG's new signing Ball Parc Playerz (pictured) are to receive an international boost as part of a multi-million pound, pan-European advertising tie-in with Masterfoods--owner of the Twix brand. The trio of...

UK Top 20 airplay hits in Europe. (International).
June 1, 2002... UK TOP 20 AIRPLAY HITS IN EUROPE TW LW Title/Artist (UK company) 1 4 If Tomorrow Never Comes Ronan Keating (Polydor) 2 3 Murder On The Dancefloor Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Polydor) 3 1 In Your Eyes Kylie Minogue...

Promo diary: electric soft parade. (International).
June 1, 2002... May 27 Grenoble, France, Entrepot May 28 France, promo May 29 Paris, gig at Cafe De La Danse May 30 Brussels, Rotonde at Le Botannique plus press and promo May 31 Amsterdam, Paradiso gig plus press and promo June 1 Colmer,...

Top UK and UK-signed sales chart performers abroad. (International).
June 1, 2002... TOP UK AND UK-SIGNED SALES CHART PERFORMERS ABROAD chart Country Title/Artist (Label) pos. LW AUSTRALIA single If Tomorrow......

American chartwatch. (International).
June 1, 2002... In a week of upheaval unrivalled in 2002, there are five new entries to the top six albums this week, with the boastful and inaccurately-titled P Diddy & Bad Boy Records Present... We Invented The Remix taking pole position, with high-flying...

XL supports Blue States with new five-album deal. (A&R).
June 1, 2002... XL Recordings has signed Blue States on a five-album deal. The deal follows interest in the artist's debut album Nothing Changes Under The Sun, which became a cult favourite at the end of 2001-18 months after its initial release--thanks largely...

Columbia links with Lakota for JJ72 deal. (A&R).
June 1, 2002... Irish indie trio JJ72 have struck a new licensing deal with Columbia Records and will release their second album through the label in August. JJ72's eponymous debut album, released in 2000, sold 200,000 copies in the UK on their Irish...

New York trio The Rapture are tipped to follow in the footsteps of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in whipping the media into a frenzy when they arrive for their debut UK shows in July. (A&R).
June 1, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: New York trio The Rapture are tipped to follow in the footsteps of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in whipping the media into a frenzy when they arrive for their debut UK shows in July. The visit will be in support of...

Closer Warner ties result in long-term deal for Williams. (A&R).
June 1, 2002... Acoustic singer/songwriter Kathryn Williams has signed a long-term publishing deal with Warner/Chappell. The deal is the first example of the closer relationship between Warner UK's recording and publishing divisions, since all operations were...

WEA London prioritise Filter as band return with `groundbreaking' album. (A & R).
June 1, 2002... WEA London is looking to continue its current wave of rock success with the third album from Filter, which will be released in the UK in August. Following recent success with Linkin Park and A, the label is expecting The Amalgamut album to...

Vines sign Sony/ATV publishing deal. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Acclaimed Australians The Vines have signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV ahead of the release of the act's debut album Highly Evolved through Heavenly in July. "This is the best debut rock album rye heard for years. It works on every level....

Haifa signs to MOS in solo deal. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Ministry of Sound's Incentive label has signed 21-year-old singer Haifa. Her first single will be a cover of Toni Braxton's Unbreak My Heart, which will be released on July 22, which has a garage edge to the production. Haifa has been compared...

ABS launches solo effort. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Former Five member Abs has completed work on his debut solo single, which is likely to be released in August. Titled What You Got, the urban pep track has been produced Richard "Biff" Stannard, who worked on much of Five's material. EDITED...

Sunship and Go Beat ink artist deal. (news file).
June 1, 2002... R&B/garage producer Sunship, aka Ceri Evans (check), has signed to Go Beat on an artist deal. Sunship, who shares management with Norway's StarGate, is known for his remix work with the likes of Craig David and Mis-Teeq. Sunship's solo album is...

Appleton sisters set to return. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Natalie and Nicole Appleton were last week understood to be in the final stages of negotiating a new record contract, following their departure from WEA London, the home to their former group All Saints. The duo had completed work on an album...

Jazzy Jeff recruits guests for new LP. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Legendary producer and DJ Jazzy Jeff is to release his first solo artist album featuring a number of guests including Jill Scott, Boyz II Men and The Roots, along with a number of artists from his A Touch Of Jazz production company. EDITED...

Wyclef Jean and Tom Jones collaborate. (news file).
June 1, 2002... Tom Jones is to feature on a remake of What's New Pussycat? for the new Wyclef Jean album Masquerade. Jean is also co-producing Jones' forthcoming duets album--the follow up to Reload--which is due for release in the autumn. EDITED BY...

MW playlist. (news file).
June 1, 2002... * Beth Orton--Daybreaker (Heavenly) A bonafide soundtrack to the summer (album, July). * Natalia--Bust It (unsigned) Nelly Furtado meets Slayer (demo). * DJ Shadow--The Private Press (A&M) Sonic masterpiece (album, June 10). *...

Healthy CD album sales outweigh decline across the other formats. (Analysis--Trade Deliveries).
June 1, 2002... Not even the Pop Idol frenzy that sent the music-buying public in their droves to snap up copies of Will Young and Gareth Gates' debut offerings could stop singles sales nose-diving in spectacular fashion during quarter one. Despite...

Elvis vs JXL: A Little Less Conversation (RCA 74321943222).
June 1, 2002... Unearthed by David Holmes for the soundtrack to Ocean's Eleven and since used in the megabudget ad campaign for Nike, A Little Less Conversation has the distinction of being the first track by the King to be offically granted a remix from the...

Badly Drawn Boy: Something to Talk About (Twisted Nerve/XL TNXL014CD).
June 1, 2002... The second single from the soundtrack to About A Boy is probably Badly Drawn Boy's most commercial to date, full of jaunty melodies. Radio is giving Damon Gough unprecedented levels of support with this single--including an A-listing at Radio...

Sophie Ellis Bextor: Get Over You/Move This Mountain (Polydor 5708322).
June 1, 2002... This double A-side sees Bextor camp it up on the dancefloor once more with newly-written track Get Over You, while she reveals her serious side with Move This Mountain, which she co-wrote with Blur's Alex James and which is taken from her...

Papa Roach: She Loves Me Not (Dreamworks 4508182).
June 1, 2002... B-listed at Radio One, this slice of chart-friendly rock should satisfy their large fanbase enough to chart. The first single from Papa Roach's new album, LoveHateTragedy, She Loves Me Not is a departure from their rap-metal rut into a purer...

Anastacia: Boom (Epic XCD2683).
June 1, 2002... Also performing at the World Cup 2002 draw in Korea, pop's lady of the moment lends her powerful vocal chords to the official single of the event, which is a stirring ballad with which footy fans will be lambasted in the ensuing months. It is a...

Paul Oakenfold: Southern Sun (Perfecto PERF17CDS).
June 1, 2002... This first single from the top DJ's debut artist album Bunkka is released in its original form plus remixes from Tiesto and Gabriel & Dresden. Carla Werner provides an almost classical vocal that glides over the production, boosted in the...

Starchaser: Love Will Set You Free (Rulin RULIN23CDS).
June 1, 2002... Rulin has added the standard issue vocal deemed necessary for crossover success to this Radio One B-listed track from an Italian trio, originally an instrumental titled Jambe Myth. The uncredited male vocal gels superbly, giving the tune even...

Kelli Ali: Inferno High Love (One Little Indian 319TP7CD1).
June 1, 2002... The ex-Sneaker Pimps frontwoman kicks off her solo career with a pop-edged summertime soundtrack that is a precursor to her debut album Tigermouth, which is set for a June release.

Blak Twang Feat. Est'elle: Trixsta (Bad Magic MAGICD24).
June 1, 2002... Following swiftly on from the well-received third album Kik Off--which has elevated Black Twang in the reckoning of UK hip-hop heads--the UK rapper returns. Taipanic's deep rhymes flourish beside Est'elle's silky vocals on this single, which is...

Linda Lamb: Hot Room (International Deejay Gigolos GIGOLO27587).
June 1, 2002... The track that kicks off the American Gigolo album finally receives a release. New Yorker Lamb delivers a suitably deadpan vocal over atmospheric Euro-beats, resulting in one of the vogueish label's best recent singles.

Jason Downs Feat. Milk: Trippin (Pepper 9230582).
June 1, 2002... It is more of the same from the urban cowboy with his country/hip-hop formula on the single Trippin' sounding more than a little reminiscent of his debut single, 2001's White Boy With A Feather. Featuring Milk's vocals prominently on this...

Looper: The Snare (Mute CDMUTE273).
June 1, 2002... Ex-Belle & Sebastian bassist Stuart David returns with his band after a two-year absence with this curious three-track CD, which juxtaposes dance and film-score sound effects within eerie subject-matter. Mute's latest signings have confirmed a...

Chad Kroeger Feat. Josey Scott: Hero (Roadrunner RR2046-3).
June 1, 2002... Hero is penned by Nickelback's frontman, a man who certainly knows how to use a powerchord. With the Spider-Man movie (out on June 14) providing oodles of exposure, this emotive track is sizing itself up as a serious contender for the Top Five....

Shivaree: Rough Dreams (Capitol 5313372).
June 1, 2002... Ambrosia Parsley and the boys return with their second album. After the critical and sales success of Goodnight Moon, the band have continued to plough their own eclectic furrow. The music moves between the slinky and the experimental but is...

Kylie Minogue: Love At First Sight (Parlophone CDR6577).
June 1, 2002... [RECOMMENDED] The Aussie pop princess proves she is still at the top of her game with this radio-friendly slice of pop-dance. A "son of Stardust" disco hook meets Kylie's sultry vocal to create an irresistible package, while the inclusion of...

Ms Dynamite: A Little Deeper (Polydor 5899552).
June 1, 2002... The tough-talking Ms Dynamite lays down the law with these 16 tracks, which come together as a tasty melting-pot of hip hop, R&B and ragga. The excellent current single It Takes Time, which is Radio One A-listed, is surrounded by tracks which...

Beber & Tamra: Suite Beat Boy (Mob MOBCD9001).
June 1, 2002... This is a strong debut from this breakbeat duo, following two acclaimed singles last year. Kevin Beber's production on this varied, if rather Goldfrapp-esque, album is the perfect platform for the vocal talents of Tamra Keenan.

David Bowie: Heathen (Columbia 5082222).
June 1, 2002... Bowie's first album for new label Columbia marks a stunning return to form, after more than a decade in the creative wilderness. Teaming up with producer Tony Visconti, the record features guest appearances by Pete Townshend and Foo Fighter...

Cousteau: Sirena (Palm CD2083-2).
June 1, 2002... The second album from the cosmopolitan five-piece is a fine exercise in epic pop, even if it will do little to quell the Scott Walker comparisons they attracted with their 150,000-selling debut album.

Sita: Happy (Jive 9223772).
June 1, 2002... Currently storming the German airplay charts with her single Happy, the Dutch pop-rock chick first surfaced in that country's Popstars-style series Starmaker which spawned the band K-Otic. Now going solo, Sita serves up her debut album, which...

A-Ha: Lifelines (WEA 092744849-2).
June 1, 2002... Confirming their commitment to a full-scale comeback, A-Ha unveil their second album since their reunion in 2000. Always more sophisticated than their early teen appeal suggested, in Lifelines they have created a grand, modern pop record for an...

Luna: Romantica (Beggars Banquet BBQCD228).
June 1, 2002... Luna continue to plough their melodic alt-pop furrow with this, their sixth studio album. Ex-Galaxie 500 lynchpin Dean Wareham's lyrics explore the complexities of love over a wistfully reflective guitar-led backdrop, while new bassist Britta...

Instant Karma targets crossover for Dale. (Classical news).
June 1, 2002... Caroline Dale (pictured), a former BBC young musician of the year finalist and performer at this year's Classical Brits, is the latest mainstream classical artist to address the massive passive market with her first release on the Instant Karma...

Telarc launches mid-price series. (Classical News).
June 1, 2002... Telarc, the defiantly independent US classical and jazz label, celebrates its silver jubilee at the end of May with the release of a new mid-price series drawn from the best of its catalogue. Telarc Classics rolls out on May 27 with 10 discs...

Bel Canto: Arias by Donizetti and Bellini. Alagna; London Voices; LPO/Evelino Pido (EMI Classics 5 57302 2).
June 1, 2002... BEL CANTO: Arias by Donizetti and Bellini. Alagna; London Voices; LPO/ Evelino Pido (EMI Classics 5 57302 2). In an ideal retail world, a quick in-store blast of the opening track from Roberto Alagna's beguiling album of bel canto arias would...

Various: The Official Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee. St Paul's Cathedral Choir; RPO/Scott etc (New Sound 2000 N2K50).
June 1, 2002... Producer Gordon Lorenz has created a fine mass-market (yet not downmarket) musical celebration of the Golden Jubilee, complete with patriotic words read by Sir Trevor McDonald and the premiere recordings of jubilee works by Andrew Gant and John...

Arias For Farinelli: Works by Porpora, Hasse, Broschi, Giacomelli, Galuppi. Genaux; Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin/Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi HMC 901778).
June 1, 2002... The castrato Farinelli became one of the great opera stars of the early 18th century thanks to his extraordinary vocal facility. On this disc, the fabulous US mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux recreates Farinelli's legendary technical dexterity in a...