Mozart: Da Ponte Operas

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Mozart-Da Ponte Operas
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Alan Titherington

Cosi, Figaro and Giovanni together at last
Certificate: None
Running Time: 12 hours
Retail Price: £39.99
Release Date: 2008
Content Type: Musical Recording

Synopsis:
Wit and astute theatrical awareness are the hallmarks of this exceptional vision of Mozart's and Da Ponte's famous masterpieces, directed by the duo Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito. Set in a 1960s youth hostel, Così fan tutte is a charmingly original tableau of adolescent inexperience, while Le nozze di Figaro, set in a car showroom, exemplifies the delicate balance between love's shadowy manipulation and its cheerful innocence. Don Giovanni, by contrast, is a breathtaking, sinister game of voyeuristic intimacy and brutal violence. Ingo Metzmacher and a sparkling ensemble and cast underscore this unique vision of a kaleidoscope of human emotions with commitment and vitality.

Mozart: Così fan tutte
Fiordiligi: Sally Matthews
Dorabella: Maite Beaumont
Guglielmo: Luca Pisaroni
Ferrando: Norman Shankle
Despina: Danielle de Niese
Don Alfonso: Garry Magee

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro
Il Conte di Almaviva: Garry Magee
La Contessa di Almaviva: Cellia Costea
Susanna: Danielle de Niese
Figaro: Luca Pisaroni
Cherubino: Maite Beaumont
Marcellina: Charlotte Margiono
Bartolo: Mario Luperi

Mozart: Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni: Pietro Spagnoli
Il Commendatore: Mario Luperi
Donna Anna: Myrtò Papatanasiu
Don Ottavio: Marcel Reijans
Donna Elvira: Charlotte Margiono
Leporello: José Fardilha
Masetto: Roberto Accurso
Zerlina: Cora Burggraaf

Netherlands Chamber Orchestra / Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera
Stage Directors: Jossi Wieler & Sergio Morabito
Musical Director: Ingo Metzmacher

TV Director: Misjel Vermeiren