Le Nozze Di Figaro: Mozart 3-Disc Set

Le Nozze Di Figaro: Mozart 3-Disc Set MUSIC AUDIO CD Italians opera classical Type: Music Platform: Audio CD Publisher: Allegro Released: 2009 Media: CD Le Nozze Di Figaro: MozartIt is a commonly held prejudice among opera fans that Italians can't sing Mozart. (Even though most of the roles in the composer's Da Ponte operas were written for Italian or Italian trained singers.) This charming performance, cast mostly with Italians, and led by an Italian conductor proves the lie in the prejudice. While the international guests Teresa Berganza, Hermann Prey, and Jose Van Dam re-prove their worth in well practiced roles, it is the Italians, Freni, Mazzucato, Malagu, and Picchi, that give this performance its special warmth. The singing is uniformly excellent. The recitatives sparkle in ways that non-Italians could never bring to them.Abbado is a fine Mozart man as he long ago proved in recordings of some of the symphonies and masses. The performance is also a fine reminder of his speci