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Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro / Fischer-Dieskau, Harper, Blegen, Evans, Berganza, John Alldis Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim / Gemini - The EMI Treasures / EMI Classics 2x Audio CD 2003
UPC 724358552027
The Marriage of Figaro (Italian: Le nozze di Figaro, pronounced [le ˈnɔttse di ˈfiːɡaro]), K. 492, is a commedia per musica (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 1 May 1786. The opera's libretto is based on the 1784 stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro ("The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro"). It tells how the servants Figaro and Susanna succeed in getting married, foiling the efforts of their philandering employer Count Almaviva to seduce Susanna and teaching him a lesson in fidelity.
Considered one of the greatest operas ever written, it is a cornerstone of the repertoire and appears consistently among the top ten in the Operabase list of most frequently performed operas. In 2017, BBC News Magazine asked 172 opera singers to vote for the best operas ever written. The Marriage of Figaro came in first out of the 20 operas featured, with the magazine describing the work as being "one of the supreme masterpieces of operatic comedy, whose rich sense of humanity shines out of Mozart’s miraculous score".
| Label: | EMI Classics – 724358552027 |
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| Series: | Gemini - The EMI Treasures |
| Format: |
2 x CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2003 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical, Opera |
Tracklist:
| Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage Of Figaro), Opera, K. 492 | |||
| 1-1 | Daniel Barenboim, English Chamber Orchestra– | Overture | 4:22 |
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Act one/Erster Akt/Premier Acte |
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| 1-2 | Geraint Evans, Judith Blegen– | Cinque... Dieci... Venti (Figaro/Susanna) | 2:48 |
| 1-3 | Geraint Evans, Judith Blegen– | Se A Caso Madama (Figaro/Susanna) | 2:28 |
| 1-4 | Geraint Evans– | Bravo, Signor Padrone... Se Vulo Ballare (Figaro) | 3:18 |
| 1-5 | William McCue– | La Vendetta, Oh, La Vendetta (Bartolo) | 3:10 |
| 1-6 | Judith Blegen, Birgit Finnilä– | Via, Resti Servita (Susanna/Marcellina) | 2:17 |
| 1-7 | Teresa Berganza– | Non So Più Cosa son, Cosa Faccio (Cherubino) | 2:36 |
| 1-8 | Judith Blegen, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, John Fryatt– | Oh Cielo! Cosa Sento! (Susanna/Conte/Basilio) | 4:45 |
| 1-9 | Geraint Evans– | Non Più Andrai (Figaro) | 3:36 |
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Act two/Zweiter Akt/Deuxième Acte |
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| 1-10 | Heather Harper– | Porgi, Amor (Contessa) | 4:15 |
| 1-11 | Heather Harper, Judith Blegen, Geraint Evans, Teresa Berganza– | Vieni, Cara Susanna (Contessa/Susanna/Figaro/Cherubino) | 4:17 |
| 1-12 | Teresa Berganza– | Voi, Che Sapete (Cherubino) | 2:47 |
| 1-13 | Heather Harper, Judith Blegen, Teresa Berganza– | Bravo! Che Bella Voce! (Contessa/Susanna/Cherubino) | 1:04 |
| 1-14 | Judith Blegen– | Venite, Inginocchiatevi (Susanna) | 3:20 |
| 1-15 | Heather Harper, Judith Blegen, Teresa Berganza, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau– | Quante Buffonerie! (Contessa/Susanna/Cherubino/Conte) | 3:25 |
| 1-16 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper, Judith Blegen– | Susanna, Or Via Sortite (Conte/Contessa/Susanna) | 3:09 |
| 1-17 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper– | Dunque Voi Non Aprite? (Conte/Contessa) | 0:53 |
| 1-18 | Judith Blegen, Teresa Berganza– | Aprite, Presto, Aprite (Susanna/Cherubino) | 0:57 |
| 1-19 | Judith Blegen, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper– | Oh Guarda Il Demonietto (Susanna/Conte/Contessa) | 1:40 |
| 1-20 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper– | Esci Ormai, Garzon Malnato (Conte/Contessa) | 2:45 |
| 1-21 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper, Judith Blegen– | Susanna! Susanna! (Conte/Contessa/Susanna) | 5:26 |
| 1-22 | Geraint Evans, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Judith Blegen, Heather Harper– | Signori, Di Fuori! (Figaro/Conte/susanna/Contessa) | 3:31 |
| 1-23 | Malcolm Donnelly, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Judith Blegen, Heather Harper, Geraint Evans– | Ah! Signor, Signor! (Antonio/Conte/Susanna/Contessa/Figaro) | 6:04 |
| 1-24 | Birgit Finnilä, John Fryatt, William McCue*, Judith Blegen, Heather Harper, Geraint Evans, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau– | Voi Signor, Che Giusto Siete (Marcellina/Basilio/Bartolo/Susanna/Contessa/Figaro/Conte) | 3:53 |
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Act three/Dritter Akt/Troisième Acte |
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| 2-1 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper, Judith Blegen– | Che Imbarazzo È Mai Questo! (Conte/contessa/susanna) | 2:18 |
| 2-2 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Judith Blegen– | Crudel! Perchè Finora Farmi Languir Così? (Conte/Susanna) | 2:44 |
| 2-3 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Judith Blegen, Geraint Evans– | E Perché Fosti Meco (Conte/Susanna/Figaro) | 0:41 |
| 2-4 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau– | Hai Già Vinta La Causa!...Vedrò, Mentr'io Sospiro (Conte) | 4:51 |
| 2-5 | John Robertson (13), Birgit Finnilä, Geraint Evans, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, William McCue– | E Decisa La Lite (Curzio/Marcellina/Figaro/Conte/Bartolo) | 1:47 |
| 2-6 | Birgit Finnilä, Geraint Evans, William McCue, John Robertson (13), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Judith Blegen– | Riconosci In Quest'Amplesso (Marcellina/Figaro/Bartolo/Curzio/Conte/Susanna) | 4:56 |
| 2-7 | Birgit Finnilä, William McCue, Judith Blegen, Geraint Evans, Elizabeth Gale, Teresa Berganza– | Eccovi, O Caro Amico (Marcellina/Bartolo/Susanna/Figaro/Barbarina/Cherubion) | 1:48 |
| 2-8 | Heather Harper– | E Susanna Non Vien!... Dove Sono (Contessa) | 6:22 |
| 2-9 | Malcolm Donnelly, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper, Judith Blegen– | Vi Dico Signor (Antonio/Conte/Contessa/Susanna) | 0:53 |
| 2-10 | Heather Harper, Judith Blegen– | Canzonetta Sull'Aria....Che Soave Zeffiretto (Contessa/Susanna) | 3:06 |
| 2-11 | John Alldis, John Alldis Choir, Elizabeth Gale, Heather Harper, Judith Blegen, Malcolm Donnelly, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Teresa Berganza, Geraint Evans– | Ricevete O Padroncina (Coro/Barbarina/Contessa/Susanna/Antonio/Conte/Cherubion/Figaro) | 4:01 |
| 2-12 | Geraint Evans, Judith Blegen, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper, Elizabeth Ritchie, Patricia O'Neill, John Alldis, John Alldis Choir– | Ecco La Marcia (Figaro/Susanna/Conte/Contessa/Due ragazze/Coro) | 6:44 |
| Act four/Vierter Akt/Quatrième Acte | |||
| 2-13 | Elizabeth Gale– | L'Ho Perduta, Me Meschina! (Barbarina) | 1:50 |
| 2-14 | Geraint Evans, Elizabeth Gale, Birgit Finnilä– | Barbarina, Cos'Hai? (Figaro/Barbarina/Marcellina) | 2:10 |
| 2-15 | Elizabeth Gale, Geraint Evans, John Fryatt, William McCue– | Nel Padiglione A Manca (Barbarina/Figaro/Basilio/Bartolo) | 1:14 |
| 2-16 | John Fryatt, William McCue– | Ha I Diavoli Nel Corpo! ...In Quegli Anni (Basilio/Bartolo) | 4:37 |
| 2-17 | Geraint Evans– | Tutto È Disposto...Aprite Un Po'Quegli Occhi (Figaro) | 4:22 |
| 2-18 | Judith Blegen, Birgit Finnilä, Heather Harper, Geraint Evans– | Signora, Ella Mi Disse... (Susanna/Marcellina/Contessa/Figaro) | 0:44 |
| 2-19 | Judith Blegen– | Giunse Alfin Il Momento (Susanna) | 1:17 |
| 2-20 | Judith Blegen– | Deh Vieni, Non Tardar (Susanna) | 3:20 |
| 2-21 | Geraint Evans, Teresa Berganza, Heather Harper– | Perfida! E In Quella Forma Meco Mentia (Figaro/Chrubino/Contessa) | 0:34 |
| 2-22 | Teresa Berganza, Heather Harper, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Judith Blegen, Geraint Evans– | Pian Pianin Le Andrò Più Presso (Cherubino/Contessa/Conte/Susanna/Figaro) | 3:24 |
| 2-23 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper, Geraint Evans, Judith Blegen– | Partito È Alfin L'Audace (Conte/Contessa/Figaro/Susanna) | 2:46 |
| 2-24 | Geraint Evans, Judith Blegen– | Tutto È Tranquillo E Placido (Figaro/Susanna) | 4:06 |
| 2-25 | Geraint Evans, Judith Blegen, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau– | Pace, Pace, Mio Dolce Tesoro (Figaro/Susanna/Conte) | 2:09 |
| 2-26 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper, Judith Blegen, Geraint Evans, Teresa Berganza, Birgit Finnilä, John Fryatt, John Robertson (13), William McCue, Malcolm Donnelly, Elizabeth Gale, Elizabeth Ritchie, Patricia O'Neill– | Gente, Gente, All'Armi, All'Armi! (Tutti) | 5:16 |
- Choir – John Alldis Choir (tracks: 2-11, 2-12)
- Chorus Master – John Alldis (tracks: 2-11, 2-12)
- Conductor – Daniel Barenboim
- Libretto By – Lorenzo da Ponte
