Vurdering: 4/5

"Editor's choice: Vox Luminis, directed with a light touch by bass Lionel Meunier ... harvest the fruits of Purcell and Dryden's collaborative imagination with affectionate lucidity. The band never sounds as small as it actually is ... The playing has admirable finesse ... The Saxons' heathen sacrifices in Act 1 flow with unerring pacing and harmonic shaping ... It has been decades since a recording of any of Purcell's operas as enjoyable as this"

"Es ist eine wunderbare Zauberwelt, in die der Komponist Henry Purcell und der Librettist John Dryden ihre Zuhörer mit "King Arthur" führen ... Die Sängerinnen und Sänger bewältigen ihre Soli mit grossem Ausdruck ... und agieren dennoch im Chor als absolut homogenes Ensemble. Das begleitende Orchester ist mit etwa 15 Musikern nur solistisch besetzt und spielt dennoch ganz gross auf ... Und das funktioniert alles ohne einen Dirigenten ... Was für ein Ensemble!"

"Opera choice: This King Arthur is a giddy triumph for its artists. Blazing their way through the score, the performers set a new benchmark, delivering a production that's equally gutsy and gorgeous ... Grand choruses are crisp and alluring. Amorous ensembles ooze passion, with guest soprano Sophie Junker irresistible as Cupid, while in comic airs tenor Robert Buckland and guest countertenor David Feldman smash decorum, whooping it up in falsetto ... Director Lionel Meunier is the real star, with a soaring vision of Purcell's music in a class of its own"