Cristina Paolucci sings with directness and great musicality. Her voice is light but attractively supported; no exaggeration mars her singing. She manages the fluid movement of recit-and-aria with accomplishment and brings simplicity to the athletic moments of the Carissimi – as indeed she does to its lament. Accademia Hermans takes the honours with equal distinction. Let’s hear more from this talented group.
Jonathan Woolf
