Act 2 -6 Le nozze di Figaro (Met'99) Act II finale

[Detectivefiction]

I absolutely love Dwayne Croft (the Count). He's one of the first opera singers I ever heard. He's a very natural singer and actor; everything he does is "in character."

[1AdrianR]

Best Act II finale I have ever heard. Perfect balance between both sides of argument in the voices. Perfect!

[jvdesuit1]

Although it is rather well sung, nothing can beat the mithycal production of Giorgio Strehler's at the Paris Opera House which was created in 1973 under the great Rolf Liebermann directorship. It has not taken a single wrinkle more than 30 years after its creation and was revivaled last autumn and is due to be played again this may. The only huge mistake that the Paris opera house is again doing is not to stage it at the old Opera Garnier which is the only right place to perform Mozart operas.

[eplacier]

Mozart smiles everytime someone listens to this version...

[entropyftw]

Don Basilio's looking a little put off... XD

[tristanoartu]

che orrore

[benvenutiguido]

Viva Cecilia Bartoli!

[leporello56]

Who's singing Basilio?

[maxtanz]

@leporello56 Heinz Zednik

[samk1101]

I love it!

[musiccoloratura]

Cecilia is perfect !!!!!!!!!!!!

Actually the cast is just perfect.

[Jomabeks]

Bravo!

[tomassvoice]

Wendy White in the role of Marcellina is great!! Superb

[toshavery]

I cant picture anybody other than Wendy White playing Marcellina. It's so good!

[goldie1102]

I LOVE MARCHELINA

[ForTheHorde420]

How could a mere mortal like Mozart write such Godly music? God bless the wunderkind!

[Nibor7301]

As much as I adore Bartolli, I'm rather more acustomed to a somewhat different voice for Suzanna. Maybe it's the amount of vibrato.

Then again, the barroqueness of the set compensates for that a bit (I'm most familiar with Bartolli signing barroque :P).

[Nibor7301]

Also, I don't think I've ever a version of the climax in which you hear some of the lowers voices so clearly (well... clearer, at least.).

[suzanneetmoi]

@Nibor7301

It's that Susanna is usually played by a soprano in the Soubrette range, not a mezzo like Cecilia. Her voice is a big lower with a little more"body" to it, but it certainly falls well within her range.

[Nibor7301]

Thanks. :P I hadn't come across the term Soubrette before.

[suzanneetmoi]

@Nibor7301

You're welcome! A soubrette is a young role,usually playful maids or confidants-Susanna being the most famous.The voice is light and sweet, with not a lot of vibrato, but can be played by a soprano or a mezzo.

[jvdesuit1]

@suzanneetmoi and Nibor7301,Let me correct you the word "Soubrette" has nothing to do with theatrical performances at its origin.. It is a colloquial word to call a young servant used in the middle of the XVII th century from the provençal "soubreto" which gave "sobrar" in the same south of France language of the time which means to be "one to much".. Then the word entered the theatrical language meaning an arrogant young servant and confident..

[jaitower83]

3:12 Bartoli the best woman, and Terfel the best men. Both are the best!!!!!!!!!

[JasminaH79]

Dwayne is so sexy

[INTERNETVID]

good performance, thanks for posting the vid...

[FiorentinaNJ]

OMG I cannot get enough of Dwayne Croft!!  I wish he would sing more Mozart in NYC.

[JustFlash88]

high G by Croft is perfect...)) 0:52

[mouthmouse]

too much bartoli :(

[1AdrianR]

@mouthmouse You can never have too much Bartoli!

[mouthmouse]

@1AdrianR I'm sorry her on a stage it's not acting but it's a show! She plays too much! For exemple in the scene where figaro meets his parents, bartoli show too much her feelings while there is no reason to show that

[cachaflita]

and the genius Heinz Zednik as Basilio