Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Highlights)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Sir Charles Mackerras (Conductor), Timothy Byram-Wigfield (Conductor), Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus (Orchestra), Alastair Miles (Performer), Nuccia Focile (Performer), Carol Vaness (Performer), Alessandro Corbelli (Performer), Susanne Mentzer (Performer), Rebecca Evans (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Alastair Miles, Nuccia Focile, Carol Vaness, Alessandro Corbelli, Susanne Mentzer, et al.
• Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus
• Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras, Timothy Byram-Wigfield
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (January 23, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B000003D2B
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #359,541 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture - Scottish Chamber Orchestra

2. No. 1 Duettino: 'Cinque...Dieci...' - Nuccia Focile

3. No. 2 Duettino: 'Se A Caso Madama' - Nuccia Focile

4. No. 3 Cavatina: 'Se Vuol Ballare' - Alastair Miles

5. No. 4 Aria: 'La Vendetta, Oh, La Vendetta' - Alfonso Antoniozzi

6. No. 5 Duettino: 'Via, Resti Servita, Madama Brillante' - Nuccia Focile

7. No. 6 Aria: 'Non So Piu Cosa Son, Cosa Faccio' - Susanne Mentzer

8. No. 7 Terzetto: 'Cosa Sento!' - Alessandro Corbelli

9. No. 10 Aria: 'Non Piu Andrai' - Alastair Miles

10. No. 11 Cavatina: 'Porgi, Amor' - Carol Vaness

11. No. 12 Arietta: 'Voi Che Sapete' - Susanne Mentzer

12. No. 13 Aria: 'Venite, Inginocchiatevi' - Nuccia Focile

13. No. 14 Terzetto: 'Susanna, Or Via, Sortite' - Nuccia Focile

14. No. 15 Duettino: 'Aprite, presto/Oh Guarda Il Demonietto' - Susanne Mentzer

15. No. 17 Duetto: 'Crudel! Perche Finora' - Nuccia Focile

16. No. 18 Aria: 'Vedro, Mentir'Io Sospiro' - Alessandro Corbelli

17. No. 19 - Sestetto: 'Riconosci in Questo Amplesso' - Ryland Davies

18. No. 20 Recitativo: 'E Susanna Non Vien!' - Carol Vaness

19. No. 21 Duettino: 'Che Soave Zeffiretto' - Nuccia Focile

20. No. 24 Cavatina: 'L'Ho Perduta' - Rebecca Evans

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Mozart Sir Charles Mackerras Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus John Fisher Timothy Byram-Wigfield

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cast!, October 31, 2006

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This review is from: Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Highlights) (Audio CD)

I love this version. Maybe because I'm a little biased, seeing as I practically spent 4 months straight listening to it. Carol Vaness (Countess) has the most awesome soprano voice- it'll just make you melt! She makes most sopranos (including the more famous Kiri Te Kanawa) sound clunky and uncontrolled. I love Susanne Mentzer (Cherubino), but I may be biased on her too, because I met her once, and she has this awesome, down to earth personality... Okay. Deep breath. Enthusiasm getting in the way of writing an effective review...
And how come it's now only 10 bucks?? I bought it back in '96 for $17.00!