Mozart: Cosí fan tutte - CD

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Mozart: Cosí fan tutte (OADA8001DI) (1981)<br /> <br /> Kiri Te Kanawa (Fiordiligi); Agnes Baltsa (Dorabella); Daniela Mazzucato (Despina); Stuart Burrowes (Ferrando); Thomas Allen (Guglielmo); Richard Van Allen (Don Alfonso); The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Colin Davis<br /> <br /> Mozart specialist Colin Davis directs an exceptional recording of this witty, sophisticated, compact, comic opera. The superlative cast, including a stellar Kiri Te Kanawa, and the excellent orchestra respond to Davis's finely polished account of the score, deftly balancing the<br /> humanity, irony, pain and humour of Da Ponte's complex battle of the sexes.<br /> <br /> "The conducting of Colin Davis ensures that this is not just a polished performance but a memorable musical and theatrical experience." (The Evening Standard)<br /> <br /> "It was a high-level cast; notable features were spontaneous, clear, fluent recitative, audible sotto-voce whisperings, and an electrifying unity in ensemble." (The Stage)