Le Nozze Di Figaro

Mozart (Artist), Gui (Artist), Glyndebourne Festival Orch (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Classics for Pleasur
• ASIN: B000003X6Z
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,406,119 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. The Marriage Of Figaro: Overture

2. The Marriage Of Figaro: Act 1: Duet: Cinque...dieci...venti

3. The Marriage Of Figaro: Recit: Cosa stai misurando

4. The Marriage Of Figaro: Duet: Se a caso madama

5. The Marriage Of Figaro: Recit: Or bene, ascolta e taci

6. The Marriage Of Figaro: Recit: Bravo, signor padrone!

7. The Marriage Of Figaro: Recit: Ed aspettaste il giorno

8. The Marriage Of Figaro: Aria: La vendetta, oh, la vendette

9. The Marriage Of Figaro: Recit: Tutto ancor non ho perso

10. The Marriage Of Figaro: Duet: Via resti servita

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Disc: 2

1. The Marriage Of Figaro: Ah! Signor! Signor! Cosa e stato?

2. The Marriage Of Figaro: Voi signore, che giusto siete

3. The Marriage Of Figaro: Act Three: Recit: Che imbarazzo e mai questo; Recit: Via! fatti core

4. The Marriage Of Figaro: Duet: Crudel! perche finora

5. The Marriage Of Figaro: Recit: E perche fosti meco stamattina si austera?; Recita: Ehi Susanna, ove vai?

6. The Marriage Of Figaro: Recit: Hia gia vinta la causa!; Aria: Vedro, mentr'io sospiro

7. The Marriage Of Figaro: Recit: E decisa la lite

8. The Marriage Of Figaro: Sestetto: Riconosci in questo amplesso una madre

9. The Marriage Of Figaro: Recit: Eccovi, o caro amico, il dolce frutto

10. The Marriage Of Figaro: Recit: E Sussanna non vien!; Aria: Dove sono i bei momenti

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Figaro, December 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Le Nozze Di Figaro (Audio CD)

This is a very good, though perhaps not *great* Figaro. The highlight of the recording is the fabulous Countess of Sena Jurinac. This is a woman who knew how to sing Mozart! Her then husband, Sesto Bruscantini sings Figaro with much charm, though the voice is not the most attractive to be found in this music. Sciutti is a pert and charming Susanna and Calabrese a decent Count. The low point of the recording (for me) is the Cherubino of Rise Stevens. She sounds as if she were about 105 years old here, and she doesn't bring much life to the role. All in all however, this is a Figaro worth hearing. I wouldn't recommend it as a first recording of the opera as it does not come with a libretto.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The first ... and still the best, November 16, 2007

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This review is from: Le Nozze Di Figaro (Audio CD)

When it was first issued in 1956, this was the first stereo recording of the complete Figaro opera. It remains the best today. Vittorio Gui conducts an ensemble that mixes freshness and lightness with complete professionalism. Sena Jurinac and Rise Stevens are well-nigh perfect in their respective roles. (How the heck did Met Opera star and New Yorker Stevens get into this European cast I wonder? No matter, picking her was a good move on the part of the producers.) It may be true that a few minutes of the original recording have been cut to fit everything onto two CDs, but that's no reason to pass up such a great performance, beautifully recorded in realistic three-channel sound that stands up well after 50+ years.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic performance, April 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Le Nozze Di Figaro (Audio CD)

This is quite simply a classic performance. A wonderful Glyndebourne cast (Bruscantini is the archetypal Figaro) a bargin without equal. At this price no serious collector should be without it.