This Australian-born singer, of Sri Lankan and Dutch heritage but brought up in Los Angeles, is only 29 years of age but already has star quality shown by bass-baritone Bryn Terfel joining her for the sparkling duet from Don Giovanni (La ci darem la mano).
The rest of her Mozart programme is two sacred arias, two concert arias and seven opera arias.
She is singing even better than in her previous album of Handel arias, and the New York Times has called her voice utterly delectable.
The orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras, an authority on Mozart works, provides excellent accompaniment.
The booklet includes lyrics and translations.
Highlights: Dead heat between Alleluia from Exsultate, Jubilate and bright duet with Terfel.
Gian Francesco Malapiero (1863-1973), an Italian composer with a huge output, is not well known to us.
These four symphonies are his first works I've heard, but performances were weak.
The colourfully scored Symphony No. 8, subtitled Sinfonia Brevis, is the second-longest of the four, and Symphony No.11 (of the bagpipes) has drone effects but no bagpipes.
This may point to the composer's surprises and diversity of talent; also both were written when the composer was in his 80s.
Symphony No 6 for strings is the most approachable but a slightly boring suite.
Symphony No.5, Concertante in eco, has a glorious opening movement, with two orchestral pianos adding to the thunder.
Highlight: Symphony No.5, almost a double piano concerto.
