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    May 16, 2023 2 minutes

    RECORDING OF THE MONTH

    The trumpet triumphs in opera’s leading roles

    Trumpeter Matilda Lloyd is centre stage in this showcase of arias in sparkling new transcriptions, says Alexandra Wilson

    Casta Diva – Operatic Arias Transcribed for Trumpet

    Arias etc by Mercadante, Bellini, Ricci, Arban, Rossini, Viardot, Donizetti et al (Trans. William Foster and Mikhail Nakariakov)

    Matilda Lloyd (trumpet) Britten

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