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A Good Figaro

12/21/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a very good, though perhaps not *great* Figaro. The highlight of the recording is the fabulous Countess of Sena Jurinac. This is a woman who knew how to sing Mozart! Her then husband, Sesto Bruscantini sings Figaro with much charm, though the voice is not the most attractive to be found in this music. Sciutti is a pert and charming Susanna and Calabrese a decent Count. The low point of the recording (for me) is the Cherubino of Rise Stevens. She sounds as if she were about 105 years old here, and she doesn't bring much life to the role. All in all however, this is a Figaro worth hearing. I wouldn't recommend it as a first recording of the opera as it does not come with a libretto."