In 2016, Sony Classical published its first recital dedicated to Mozart’s arias sang by the young cantata singer Regula Mühlemann alongside the Chambre de Bâle Orchestra under the direction of Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli (the nephew of the famous pianist). After the success of this first part, the same artists are back four years later to do it all again, with this new rosary of concert and opera airs from the Noces de Figaro, The Magic Flute and the sublime “Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben” extracted from Zaide. Here, we hear the vocal quality of this full-bodied and fresh voiced soprano with a fine and joyous musicality. The nine tracks on this new album demonstrate the full extent of Regula Mülemann’s sensitivity and the variety of his Mozartian incarnations. Present at the 2020 Salzbourg Festival for his interpretation of Pamina (The Magic Flute), the young soprano was victim, like most of his colleagues, to the ongoing pandemic which heavily impacted the arts this year, leading to an array of cancellations all over the world. © François Hudry/Qobuz