Cosa fan tutte (Complete opera) SPECIAL PRICE

"Tom Krause, the Finnish bass-baritone, is a supremely heroic and expressive Guglielmo. He shapes and phrases the aria, "Donne mie, la fate a tanti" with richness and consistent strength, never straining or pushing. At times, he is deeply moving especially when whispering his tender love words in Dorabella's ear in "Il core vi dono".
To cast Teresa Berganza, the Spanish mezzo, as Dorabella the sister of Fiordiligi, was a fine choice. Bemoaning her sad fate in the aria "Smanie implacabili" Berganza's voice is rich, strong and secure with a well focused tonal beauty"
(MusicWeb Feb 2006)

The long awaited re-release at a new low price of Solti's first recording of Mozart's sparkling comedy with a fine cast led by Spanish soprano Pilar Lorengar (who would have been 75 in 2003).

This recording features Lorengar and Teresa Berganza as the two faithful sisters who prove to be not quite so faithful once their lovers have gone off to war. Solti is rightly famous as a conductor of Mozart operas and this recording will be a must have, even for those who have other versions of the work.

Così fan tutte is one of Mozart's most popular operas. It was commissioned by Emperor Joseph II and uses a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (which is included as a CDROM file on one of the discs).

Fiordiligi: Pilar Lorengar
Dorabella: Teresa Berganza
Guglielmo: Tom Krause
Ferrando: Ryland Davies
Despina: Jane Berbié
Don Alfonso: Gabriel Bacquier