Philadelphia-based recording engineer Ward Marston has made it his life’s work to recreate the magic of opera’s “golden age” of vocals. Enthralled by turn-of-the-century singers like Adelina Patti and Enrico Caruso, “the first generation of performers to be able to record their voice, or their art, for history,” Marston has transferred more than 400 historic recordings, including 23 on his own label, from their original wax cylinders and 78s to CD. – The Age (Melbourne)