Florentine Opera releases recording of "Wuthering Heights" featuring Mentzer and Mechavich
"Maestro Joseph Mechavich leads his Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the choral forces of the Florentine Opera Company, one of America’s oldest such vocal organizations, in a precedent setting performance that will make listeners unfamiliar with this work sit up and take notice. . . Veteran mezzo-soprano Suzanne Mentzer turns in a great rendition of the old serving woman Nelly Dean." -TheaterByte.com
"It would be hard to imagine a more committed and much better sung performance than that given here by the Florentine Opera Company, one that has the imprimatur of the composer. . . The singers of the supporting roles generally don't disappoint, with Susanne Mentzer (Nelly) and Heather Buck (Isabella) worthy of special mention. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, firmly directed by Joseph Mechavich, does full justice to Floyd's dramatic score with responsive and vibrant playing sumptuously recorded." -HRAudio.net