Fiorenza Cossotto as Cherubino

[alflig1]

fantastica!!!

[myspan1]

fabulous voice

[fairlytaleofnewyork]

Fabulous singing!

[moghedien13]

there are others i prefer more as cherubino, but she does rein in that formidable instrument very well here and i really like hearing the boyish side of cherubino for once. alot of singers cant muster that

[vanzofaust]

I used to have this on a record years ago. Perfect singing, exciting interpretation-she really brings out the meaning of the words (as she does in everything). A great artist, right from the start.

[blichilde]

Amazing. Rich and round voice, beautiful interpretation.

[senilangakali]

always in a class of her own....

[lmspr]

Wow. She sings this so beautifully. Nice to hear the tenderness in her singing. I like her phrasing too.

[milizakorjus]

I remember hearing this for the for the first time in the early sixties and being gob-smacked. Cossotto was what we had waited for. Love her in this recording - pity she was so competitive with sopranos - she had no need to be.

[aquax9]

I love Cherubino with a bit of weight in the voice! This as near perfect as i could hope for, thank you so much for posting it! Is the recording still in catalogue?

[AmatureComposer]

It was released in '61 but recorded in '59. Cossotto was 24 then and before her big breakthrough in '62 performance of La Favorita.

[PedroPiresTrovatore]

This is Cossotto? Really? Outstanding - the voice is surely hers, but it's an uncharacteristic role, sung in a most uncharacteristic way. The lady was a better actress than I thought.

Then again, since no one can really agree on whether Cherubino should be a Mezzo or a Soprano, Cossotto is probably a logical choice - a great Mezzo with the squillo of a Soprano.

[periodictable47]

When I was a young teenager, circa 1973, I had a recording of Mozart's "Lucio Silla" in which she sounded much as she does here. Wish I still had it!

[doodlydoo23]

i don't think her acting got really goofy until she got a bit older :)