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Notes and Editorial Reviews
A strong cast – with Popp a radiant Susanna and Von Stade deliciously precocious as Cherubino – makes this Figaro a delight from start to finish. Solti presides masterfully, uncorking a propulsive reading with all the fizz of vintage champagne. – Ted Libbey, author of
The NPR Guide to Building a Classical CD Collection
A strong cast – with Popp a radiant Susanna and Von Stade deliciously precocious as Cherubino – makes this Figaro a delight from start to finish. Solti presides masterfully, uncorking a propulsive reading with all the fizz of vintage champagne. – Ted Libbey, author of
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Works on This Recording
1.
Le nozze di Figaro, K 492 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano),
Robert Tear (Tenor),
Kurt Moll (Bass),
Yvonne Kenny (Soprano),
Philip Langridge (Tenor),
Giorgio Tadeo (Bass),
Lynda Russell (Soprano),
Samuel Ramey (Bass),
Lucia Popp (Soprano),
Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano),
Jane Berbié (Mezzo Soprano),
Thomas Allen (Baritone),
Anne Mason (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra,
London Opera Chorus
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
Language: Italian
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