Here is a review from Tribune Magazine by Robert Giddings on MCCORMACK, John: McCormack Edition, Vol. 7: The Acoustic Recordings (1916-1918)

This seventh CD of Naxos’ very rewarding John McCormack recordings is a mixed bag of marvellous items representing the considerable range of the legendary Irish’s tenor art…

… building a tremendous reputation as a concert soloist and was soon unrivalled in this sphere. His reputation was certainly comparable with any of today’s musical celebrities…

… No tenor has ever eclipsed his rendition of Don Ottavio’s “Il Mio Tesoro Intanto” in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, where he sings the celebrated coloratura passages in one breath…

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