Opera - The Marriage of Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)


The Marriage of Figaro 163:57
Opera buffa in three acts
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, English translation by Jeremy Sams

COMPACT DISC ONE
1 Overture 3:54
Act I (41:16)
2 'Fifteen, sixteen, twenty, thirty' 2:44
Figaro, Susanna
3 'What on earth are you measuring' 0:50
4 'Supposing one evening the Countess' 2:35
5 'All right. Shut up and listen' 1:52
Susanna, Figaro
6 'Bravo, my lord and master!' 0:54
7 'So, little master, you're dressed to go dancing' 2:35
Figaro
8 'But why did you wait till the day of the wedding' 1:05
Bartolo, Marcellina
9 'Now for vengeance, glorious vengeance!' 2:59
Bartolo
10 'So all is not lost' 0:47
11 'I bow to your grace' 2:10
Marcellina, Susanna
12 'Good riddance, you old spinster' 2:09
Susanna, Cherubino
13 'I don't know what it is that I'm feeling' 2:54
Cherubino
14 'Now I'm done for!' 1:30
Cherubino, Susanna, Count, Basilio
15 'Susanna, heaven bless you!' 2:03
Basilio, Susanna, Count
16 'It's outrageous! Search the castle' 4:20
Count, Basilio, Susanna
17 'Basilio, run and tell Figaro to come here' 1:01
Count, Susanna, Cherubino, Basilio
18 'Praise and adore him' 1:09
Chorus
19 'So what is all this nonsense?' 1:36
Count, Figaro, Susanna
20 'Praise and adore him' 1:01
Chorus
21 'God bless you!' 1:11
Figaro, Susanna, Basilio, Cherubino
22 'Here's an end to your life as a rover' 3:51
Figaro
45:14
COMPACT DISC TWO
Act II (46:21)
1 'Hear my prayer, humbly I beg you' 3:40
Countess
2 'Come here, dear Susanna, and finish your story' 3:06
Countess, Susanna, Figaro
3 'How it grieves me, Susanna' 1:22
Countess, Susanna, Cherubino
4 'Tell me what love is' 2:41
Cherubino
5 'Bravo, your voice is lovely!' 1:08
Countess, Susanna, Cherubino
6 'Kneel down and let me look at you' 2:54
Susanna
7 'Enough of this nonsense!' 3:00
Countess, Susanna, Cherubino, Count
8 'What does this mean?' 1:25
Count, Countess
9 'Come out of there, Susanna!' 3:00
Count, Countess, Susanna
10 'So you're proposing not to open it?' 1:00
Count, Countess
11 'Don't worry, Cherubino' 1:02
Susanna, Cherubino
12 'Look at the little devil!' 0:21
Susanna
13 'Everything as I left it' 1:24
Count, Countess
14 'Out you come, you vile seducer' 2:54
Count, Countess
15 'You called, sir?' 1:21
Susanna, Count, Countess
16 'I cannot believe it' 3:31
Countess, Susanna, Count
17 'The wedding procession is ready and waiting' 3:13
Figaro, Count, Susanna, Countess
18 'Oh, my lord!, My lord!' 5:34
Antonio, Count, Countess, Susanna, Figaro
19 'Noble lord, we come for justice' 3:41
Marcellina, Basilio, Bartolo, Count, Countess, Figaro, Susanna
46:21
COMPACT DISC THREE
Act III (40:29)
1 'This is very perplexing!' 0:58
Count
2 'Don't be afraid!' 1:40
Countess, Count, Susanna
3 'How could you be so cruel' 2:29
4 'But I don't understand' 0:39
Count, Susanna
5 'Hey, Susanna, how's it going?' 0:10
Figaro, Susanna
6 ' ''You've won the case already'' ' 1:29
7 'Must I be made to suffer' 3:11
Count
8 'Come on, come on, Cherubino' 0:43
Barbarina, Cherubino
9 'And Susanna's not here' 1:53
10 'I remember his love so tender' 4:32
Countess
11 'The case is decided' 2:04
Curzio, Marcellina, Figaro, Count, Basilio
12 'Darling boy, let me embrace you' 4:49
Marcellina, Figaro, Bartolo, Curzio, Count, Susanna
13 'This is our little baby' 1:18
Marcellina, Bartolo, Susanna, Figaro
14 'I must warn you, my lord' 0:29
Antonio, Count
15 'That's amazing!' 0:41
Countess, Susanna
16 '. . .the breezes. . .' 2:35
17 'That should do the trick!' 0:26
Susanna, Countess
18 'Gentle lady, may these presents' 1:13
Girls
19 'Madam, with your permission' 0:47
Barbarina, Countess, Susanna
20 'Hey, what did I tell you!' 1:07
Antonio, Countess, Susanna, Count, Cherubino
21 'My lord, if you detain these lovely girls' 1:13
Figaro, Count, Countess, Susanna, Antonio
22 'Now I can hear them' 1:57
Figaro, Susanna, Count, Countess, Serving girls, Chorus
23 'As true-hearted lovers' 4:07
Chorus

Act IV (31:43)
24 'I have lost it, I'm so stupid' 1:32
Barbarina
25 'Barbarina, what's happened?' 1:14
Figaro, Barbarino, Marcellina
26 'Mother!' 0:50
Figaro, Marcellina
27 'The pavilion on the right' 0:41
Barbarina
28 'That's Barbarina! Who goes there?' 0:36
Figaro, Basilio, Bartolo
29 'Everything's ready; the hour of reckoning is at hand' 1:28
30 'You foolish slaves of Cupid' 2:47
Figaro
31 'My lady, Marcellina says Figaro will be here' 0:18
Susanna, Marcellina
32 'My lady, you are trembling' 0:38
Susanna, Countess, Figaro
33 'At last, the moment I've longed for' 1:21
34 'Come quickly my beloved, I implore you' 3:34
Susanna
35 'Treachery! Now I see how she has deceived me!' 0:36
Figaro, Countess, Cherubino
36 'I'll approach her, oh so softly' 1:11
Cherubino, Countess
37 'Here she is, my dear Susanna' 1:48
Count, Susanna, Figaro, Cherubino, Countess
38 'Now we're alone together' 2:38
Count, Countess, Figaro, Susanna
39 'Night shrouds the world in mystery' 3:43
Figaro, Susanna
40 'I surrender, my love' 1:57
Figaro, Susanna, Count
41 'Quickly, bring your weapons!' 4:52
Count, Figaro, Basilio, Curzio, Antonio, Bartolo, Susanna, Cherubino, Barbarina, Marcellina
72:22
William Dazeley baritone - Count
Yvonne Kenny soprano - Countess
Rebecca Evans soprano - Susanna
Christopher Purves bass-baritone - Figaro
Diana Montague mezzo-soprano - Cherubino
Jonathan Veira baritone - Bartolo
Frances McCafferty mezzo-soprano - Marcellina
John Graham Hall baritone - Basilio
Stuart Kale tenor - Don Curzio
Graham Danby bass - Antonio
Sarah Tynan soprano - Barbarina
Yvette Bonner soprano - Girl
Victoria Joyce soprano - Girl
Philharmonia Orchestra
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
David Parry
Recorded in:
Blackheath Halls, London
1-7 September 2003
Producer(s)
Brian Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Michael Common (Assistant)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K