He's the most perfect Count I've ever seen. I usually see him as an older guy having a mid-life crisis, but this casting of him was absolutely PERFECT!!
When I first learned of this play, I thought it was going to be lame and unamusing...and how I was terribly wrong! I'm glad you have this posted though; it's great being able to watch/listen versus reading it off paper.
'It is malicious to have eyes in your head"? Better: "Talking about you, a man who has eyes in his head (=every man) would be malicious" (= because you are a clearly dishonest woman)
This is one of the best I've heard, I like the fact that it has humour in it as well as some wonderful voices, gives me goosebumps everytime! thankyou x
diradour, you have no idea what the hell your talkin about, so just shut up and stop commenting. This is like my favorite cast of this show, thankyou so much for posting. This is my third time watching it.
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Too much manners. The count's voice is not appropriated to the role. Mozart wrote it for a baritone leggero. Figaro must be the one who is low baritone
What the hell is the matter with you. Five nitpicking comments on different clips of this show all in succession berating singers and chiding others as if they can't like more than one performance of this thing. What is it to you if others enjoy this performance? Consider you and your infinitely superior to everybody else ego blocked.
I can't think of a better sounding Count than this. All the masculinity, full spectrum of timbre throughout the range and easy high notes. Good on him if to you he makes Bryn Terfel sound lighter!!
Bellissimo e bravissimi tutti! This is my favorite Nozze; I'm so glad I found it and THANKS for posting the performance. I saw it 4 times in 1998-99!!
For the record, this very same production (by Jonathan Miller) was first unveiled in Vienna's Theater an der Wien in May of 1991 with this splendid cast. It was released on video by SONY and is now long overdue for rerelease on DVD.
mr Zednik acting and gestures are just perfect
maxtanz 4 months ago
Sono bravi...però con quell'accento manca solo un....TU MANCCIA!!! GVARDIE LUI MANCIA TUTTO!
Tamerlano2 5 months ago
@Tamerlano2 LOL
maxtanz 4 months ago
He's the most perfect Count I've ever seen. I usually see him as an older guy having a mid-life crisis, but this casting of him was absolutely PERFECT!!
MissSheilaBeila 6 months ago
Where can I get that on DVD?
alexnagel81 7 months ago
lololol.
When I first learned of this play, I thought it was going to be lame and unamusing...and how I was terribly wrong! I'm glad you have this posted though; it's great being able to watch/listen versus reading it off paper.
Thanks!
keetner 1 year ago
'It is malicious to have eyes in your head"? Better: "Talking about you, a man who has eyes in his head (=every man) would be malicious" (= because you are a clearly dishonest woman)
doctormantell 1 year ago
This is one of the best I've heard, I like the fact that it has humour in it as well as some wonderful voices, gives me goosebumps everytime! thankyou x
Sabineback2back 1 year ago
Basilio is really funny, but when he walks onstage he looks like count chocula.
toshavery 2 years ago
@toshavery Hahaha I was about to say.
RAINBOWHORSES 1 year ago
diradour, you have no idea what the hell your talkin about, so just shut up and stop commenting. This is like my favorite cast of this show, thankyou so much for posting. This is my third time watching it.
nachtmusik55 2 years ago
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Too much manners. The count's voice is not appropriated to the role. Mozart wrote it for a baritone leggero. Figaro must be the one who is low baritone
diradour 2 years ago
What the hell is the matter with you. Five nitpicking comments on different clips of this show all in succession berating singers and chiding others as if they can't like more than one performance of this thing. What is it to you if others enjoy this performance? Consider you and your infinitely superior to everybody else ego blocked.
AnatoleBelge 2 years ago 21
@AnatoleBelge how did you get this production?
lenozzedifigarofan15 2 years ago
@diradour
Check it out, you can wikipedia!
rageagainsthe698 1 year ago
I can't think of a better sounding Count than this. All the masculinity, full spectrum of timbre throughout the range and easy high notes. Good on him if to you he makes Bryn Terfel sound lighter!!
conradsiebert 1 year ago
@diradour seeeeeeeeeeee
seguendolistinto 1 year ago
@diradour perhaps but i enjoy the count this way. he is not as belivable in other preformances; a bit of a prissy rich boy
ImmortalTorturer 2 months ago
Bellissimo e bravissimi tutti! This is my favorite Nozze; I'm so glad I found it and THANKS for posting the performance. I saw it 4 times in 1998-99!!
FiorentinaNJ 2 years ago 6
grande!!
texwiller007 3 years ago
wow what a beautiful performance. is there still a chance to see this production anywhere?
45r2d2 3 years ago
This is Heinz Zednik as Basilio.
LilliVanessi 3 years ago
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For the record, this very same production (by Jonathan Miller) was first unveiled in Vienna's Theater an der Wien in May of 1991 with this splendid cast. It was released on video by SONY and is now long overdue for rerelease on DVD.
La contessa Almaviva: Cheryl Studer
Il conte Almaviva: Ruggero Raimondi
Suzanna: Marie McLaughlin
Figaro: Lucio Gallo
Cherubino: Gabriele Sima
& others
Wiener Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Scalatti 3 years ago