MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (complete opera with libretto)
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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (complete opera with libretto)
Kiri te Kanawa, Marie McLaughlin, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Thomas Hampson / Vienna Philharmonic,James Levine
[ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Tuesday 1 May 1990
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"I have to say that at first glance little about the casting, except the presence of Kiri
Te Kanawa, set my pulse racing but as soon as I heard the male trio in the first number I was hooked.
Blochwitz lightish voice might not be the last word in tenor charisma but he sings neatly and
vivaciously and he maintains a pleasing timbre. Hampson is in best, youthful voice and Furlanetto's
bass is flexible enough to encompass the higher-lying lines but always fruity and funny. I've never
been a great fan of Ann Murray's mezzo, which I find hard-edged and over vibrant but she is in the
best voice I have heard her in here and creates a strong impression. Marie McLaughlin is a charming,
lively Despina who avoids the archness which overtakes some in that role, the only problem being
that she sounds as full-voiced and aristocratic as her mistresses. Te Kanawa is in fine voice, a little
looser and more mature-sounding than in her two previous assumptions of Fiordiligi but her soprano
is bigger and her characterisation more assertive than before, making more of the text." MusicWeb
