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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
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In scanning the reviews that Amazon has printed I note that the only criticism leveled at the set are the sonics. Oddly enough they don't mirror my reaction. I should begin, however, with positive reactions to the set and clearly they are predominant, although I wonder what McVicar was trying to accomplish by moving the action forward to the Regency period. With the exception of a few of the costumes (notably those for the Countess) I tended to forget that we were not contemporaneous with Mozart. This is doubtless due to the genius of the composer. The political aspects of the work do not have any resonance with today's audience, but the morality does. Whatever. If it works then I can live with it and with this glorious cast I have no problems. Persson is a wonderful singer; her Fiordiligi and Sophie are delightful. Any singer who sings this well and looks this good can have the career she wants. Schrott is already on his way to an international career and he keeps his shirt on! Besides his warm and beautiful voice do carry the day--and he can act as well. Finley is the only real known quantity and he delivers. Ten years earlier he was a Figaro or charm and substance. His elevation to the Count is definitely in order. Rinat Shaham's Cherubino was the only unknown quantity to me, but ROH casting have delivered. She is quite engaging and possessed of both acting ability and a lovely voice. Will she have the career that other Cherubinos have had? Time will tell.Now, my only criticism re the sonics. For long stretches of the secco recits, the harpsichord cannot be heard. The other criticisms that have been leveled sonically would seem to be endemic to live performances and the engineers can't always adjust sound levels as they would in a studio performance. But to the hear the singers chattering on without the usual harpsichord/cello accompiment is irritating and unmusical. It isn't a deal breaker, but it would weigh in as a factor if I could only have one Figaro. You can be sure that in the Rene Jacobs performance on Bel Air there is no problem in hearing the harpsichord. I am surprised that Opus Arte weren't able to correct this in the mixing process. I did write to them and did expect at least a "boiler plate" reply. Surprisingly it has been silence.
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