Christopher Purves, Rebecca Evans, Yvonne Kenny, William Dazeley, Diana Montague - Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro (2004)

Tracklist

01. Overture
02. Act I 15, 16, 20, 30 (Figaro, Susanna)
03. Act I What on earth are you measuring (Susanna, Figaro)
04. Act I Supposing one evening the Countess (Susanna, Figaro)
05. Act I All right. Shut up and listen (Susanna, Figaro)
06. Act I Bravo, my lord and master! (Figaro)
07. Act I So, little master, you're dressed to go dancing (Figaro)
08. Act I But why did you wait till the day of the wedding (Bartolo, Marcellina)
09. Act I Now for vengeance, glorious vengeance! (Bartolo)
10. Act I So all is not lost (Marcellina, Susanna)
11. Act I I bow to your grace (Marcellina, Susanna)
12. Act I Good riddance, you old spinster (Susanna, Cherubino)
13. Act I I don't know what it is that I'm feeling (Cherubino)
14. Act I Now I'm done for! (Cherubino, Susanna, Count, Basilio)
15. Act I Susanna, heaven bless you! (Basilio, Susanna, Count)
16. Act I It's outrageous! Search the castle (Count, Basilio, Susanna)
17. Act I Basilio, run and tell Figaro to come here (Count, Susanna, Cherubino, Basilio)
18. Act I Praise and adore him (Chorus)
19. Act I So what is all this nonsense (Count, Figaro, Susanna)
20. Act I Praise and adore him (Chorus)
21. Act I God bless you! (Figaro, Susanna, Basilio, Cherubino)
22. Act I Here's an end to your life as a rover (Figaro)
23. Act II Hear my prayer, humbly I beg you (Countess)
24. Act II Come here, dear Susanna, and finish your story (Countess, Susanna, Figaro)
25. Act II How it grieves me, Susanna (Countess, Susanna, Cherubino)
26. Act II Tell me what love is (Cherubino)
27. Act II Bravo, your voice is lovely (Countess, Susanna, Cherubino)
28. Act II Kneel down and let me look at you (Susanna)
29. Act II Enough of this nonsense! (Countess, Susanna, Cherubino, Count)
30. Act II What does this mean (Count, Countess)
31. Act II Come out of there, Susanna! (Count, Countess, Susanna)
32. Act II So you're proposing not to open it (Count, Countess)
33. Act II Don't worry, Cherubino (Susanna, Cherubino)
34. Act II Look at the little devil! (Susanna)
35. Act II Everything as I left it (Count, Countess)
36. Act II Out you come, you vile seducer (Count, Countess)
37. Act II You called, sir (Susanna, Count, Countess)
38. Act II I cannot believe it (Countess, Susanna, Count)
39. Act II The wedding procession is ready and waiting (Figaro, Count, Susanna, Countess)
40. Act II Oh, my lord!, My lord! (Antonio, Count, Countess, Susanna, Figaro)
41. Act II Noble lord, we come for justice (Marcellina, Basilio, Bartolo, Count, Countess, Figaro, Susanna)
42. Act III This is very perplexing! (Count)
43. Act III Don't be afraid! (Countess, Count, Susanna)
44. Act III How could you be so cruel (Count, Susanna)
45. Act III But I don't understand (Count, Susanna)
46. Act III Hey, Susanna, how's it going (Figaro, Susanna)
47. Act III 'You've won the case already' (Count)
48. Act III Must I be made to suffer (Count)
49. Act III Come on, come on, Cherubino (Barbarina, Cherubino)
50. Act III And Susanna's not here (Countess)
51. Act III I remember his love so tender (Countess)
52. Act III The case is decided (Curzio, Marcellina, Figaro, Count, Basilio)
53. Act III Darling boy, let me embrace you (Marcellina, Figaro, Bartolo, Curzio, Count, Susanna)
54. Act III This is our little baby (Marcellina, Bartolo, Susanna, Figaro)
55. Act III I must warn you, my lord (Antonio, Count)
56. Act III That's amazing! (Countess, Susanna)
57. Act III … the breezes … (Susanna, Countess)
58. Act III That should do the trick! (Susanna, Countess)
59. Act III Gentle lady, may these presents (Girls)
60. Act III Madam, with your permission (Barbarina, Countess, Susanna)
61. Act III Hey, what did I tell you! (Antonio, Countess, Susanna, Count, Cherubino)
62. Act III My lord, if you detain these lovely girls (Figaro, Count, Countess, Susanna, Antonio)
63. Act III Now I can hear them (Figaro, Susanna, Count, Countess, Serving girls, Chorus)
64. Act III As true-hearted lovers (Chorus)
65. Act IV I have lost it, I'm so stupid (Barbarina)
66. Act IV Barbarina, what's happened (Figaro, Barbarino, Marcellina)
67. Act IV Mother! (Figaro, Marcellina)
68. Act IV The pavilion on the right (Barbarina)
69. Act IV That's Barbarina! Who goes there (Figaro, Basilio, Bartolo)
70. Act IV Everything's ready; the hour of reckoning is at hand (Figaro)
71. Act IV You foolish slaves of Cupid (Figaro)
72. Act IV My lady, Marcellina says Figaro will be here (Susanna, Marcellina)
73. Act IV My lady, you are trembling (Susanna, Countess, Figaro)
74. Act IV At last, the moment I've longed for (Susanna)
75. Act IV Come quickly my beloved, I implore you (Susanna)
76. Act IV Treachery! Now I see how she has deceived me! (Figaro, Countess, Cherubino)
77. Act IV I'll approach her, oh so softly (Cherubino, Countess)
78. Act IV Here she is, my dear Susanna (Count, Susanna, Figaro, Cherubino, Countess)
79. Act IV Now we're alone together (Count, Countess, Figaro, Susanna)
80. Act IV Night shrouds the world in mystery (Figaro, Susanna)
81. Act IV I surrender, my love (Figaro, Susanna, Count)
82. Act IV Quickly, bring your weapons! (Count, Figaro, Basilio, Curzio, Antonio, Bartolo, Susanna, Cherubino, Barbarina, Marcellina)


'Even those who normally resist opera in translation should try it: Jeremy Sams's lively translation is so refreshing in the context of a performance outstandingly well cast. David Parry has established his Mozart credentials in earlier issues, and his timing of the comedy here is impeccable'The balance with the soloists is excellent too: words are clear, notably from the men, and the complex plot is well conveyed''

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