Le Nozze di Figaro : Varviso / Royal Philharmonic, Freni, Blankenburg, E.Mathis, Bacquier, Gencer, etc (1962 Monaural)(3CD)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro

Le nozze di Figaro has been Glyndebourne’s ‘signature’ opera since the Company was founded in 1934. This recording of the 1962 Glyndebourne production features a vintage cast with Heinz Blankenburg in the title role and Mirella Freni as Susanna, who made her international breakthrough at Glyndebourne the previous summer. Silvio Varviso conducts and his ‘elegant touch for opera’ (New York Times) is much in evidence.

‘ … a vintage production … the performance brought us closer to the spirit of Mozart and of Glyndebourne than anything else that we can see in this delightful opera house. … One of the very finest performances of the opera that I have seen.’
Music and Musicians, 1962

Figaro: Heinz Blankenburg
Susanna: Mirella Freni
Bartolo: Carlo Cava
Marcellina: Johnanna Peters
Cheribino: Edith Mathis
Count Almaviva: Gabriel Bacquier
Don Basilio: Hugues Cuenod
Countess Almaviva: Leval Gencer
Antonio: Derick Davies
Don Curzio: John Kentish
Barbarina: Maria Zeri
Bridesmaid: Patricia McCarry

The Glyndebourne Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor, Silvio Varviso

Live Recording: 1962

The Glyndebourne Label
All the releases will be of live performances from Glyndebourne's current and archive recorded repertoire and will encompass Glyndebourne's early Mozart traditions as well as its exploration of lesser known works.
Future releases on The Glyndebourne Label will draw on the extensive archive recordings which span the years from 1960 to the present day. The live recordings, originally made for archival purposes, were recorded under the highest technical standards of the time. Recorded by John Barnes, with the blessing of the Christie family, this unique collection of performance recordings will now become available on CD for the first time. ( Glyndebourne )