Edith Mathis & Gundula Janowitz "Le Nozze di Figaro" Canzonetta Sull'aria -Che Soave Zefiretto

W A Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro Duettino " Canzonetta Sull'aria" - Che Soave Zefiretto
Edith Mathis - Susanna
Gundula Janowitz - La Contessa di Almaviva

Conductor: Karl Böhm
Orchestra: Der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Recording: Hamburg 1968

The action of The Marriage of Figaro is a continuation of the plot of The Barber of Seville several years later, and recounts a single "day of madness" (la folle giornata) in the palace of the Count Almaviva near Seville, Spain. Rosina is now the Countess; her husband, the Count (a scheming middle-aged baritone, rather than the romantic youthful tenor of Rossini's Barber) is seeking the favors of the Countess' maid and confidante, the young Susanna, who is about to wed her fiancé, Figaro, the Count's valet. In an effort to pursue his amorous designs towards Susanna, the Count keeps finding excuses not to perform the civil part of the wedding of his two servants, which is arranged for this very day. When the Count detects the interest of the adolescent page, Cherubino (a breeches role), in the Countess, he tries to get rid of Cherubino by giving him an officer's commission in his own regiment. Figaro, Susanna, and the Countess conspire to embarrass the Count and expose his scheming. Meanwhile Figaro has been caught up in a dispute with Bartolo and Marcellina, which ends when he is revealed to be their long lost, out-of-wedlock son. The Count and Don Bartolo are being aided by Don Basilio, the music teacher, who constantly intervenes spreading gossip. Evening comes and all find themselves in the palace gardens, among the pines under cover of the night, where a comic series of cases of mistaken identity and several misunderstandings, some intended and some not, result in the Count's humiliation and then forgiveness by the Countess.

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[sinder87]

"Till this day i still don't know what those two women were singing about. But i don't want to know."

[Arashi110]

Simply one of the most beautiful pieces of music for 2 female voices ever written. And if I'm not mistaken, this recording was used in one of the most powerful scenes of "The Shawshank's Redemption".

[intelectual2010]

So beautifull!!! I love this song and this movie...

[Mak47sud]

1 person is still stuck in shawshank prison

[GuillemotWatcher]

@zoshy2002 "This version is one of the slower ones" I know, it varies from the standard allegretto but even though this tempo brings a air of sublime melancholy that I'm sure Mozart didn't intend, I like to think Karl Böhm's interpretation suggests that the ladies aren't 100% happy deceiving the countess' husband. Of course that's not true, the ladies just wanted to catch the lecherous sod, but this version worked perfectly for the film, especially, if like Red, you don't understand Italian.

[schuzart]

One of the most beautiful interpretations.......it takes you to another world.

[BlitzMoonlight09]

Such beauty.....

Forgive me, anyone who remembered The Shawshank redemption?

[ikelly71]

To this day, I still dont know what those two ladies were singing about... I'd like to think it was something so beautiful it could not be put into words.... Those voices soared higher than any mountain <3 Gush Love the song , love the movie

[dkril]

My 7 month old godson wouldn't sleep tonight. He is the third child in the family, and I have never heard his parents talk about any of their kids the way they spoke about him tonight. So we've swapped houses for the night, so they can get some sleep.

Watching the Shawshank Redemption with a grumpy baby, and he dropped off in the middle of this scene, only to wake when the music ended. YouTube, search, baby asleep, set to loop.

Good night, and thank you both - YouTube and @fairlytaleofnewyork.

[itskirstybetchx]

@182838therat Haha I noticed that too :P suppose it doesn't matter though, it's still beautiful :')

[gary903]

@SicOrezza Yes, this IS the same recording that was used in the movie!

[DIRLADA95]

just wonderful