Zach Top Mozart: The Da Ponte Operas [Various] [Opus Arte: OA1275BD] [DVD]

Mozarts trilogy of operas composed to librettos by Lorenzo Da Ponte delight and entertain audiences with their combination of sublime music and their mix of humour, romance and drama. Cosi Fan Tutte, also known as the school for lovers, stars a cast of young rising stars, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, in this 2016 production playfully set in a theatre. Kasper Holtens production of Don Giovanni reveals the inner turmoil of the eponymous antihero, sung by Mariusz Kwiecien. Erwin Schrott, Miah Persson and Gerald Finley star in David McVicars production of The nozze di Figario, one of the worlds most beloved operas. ' so accomplished a cast, in which Gerald Finley's Count, Miah Persson's Susanna and Rinat Shaham's Cherubino stand out as ideal' (BBC Music Magazine, Figaro). 'Kwieciens eloquently sung Giovanni heads a strong cast ... Nicola Luisotti draws sensuous playing from the ROH orchestra, he and Paul Wingfield generating daring and witty dissonances in their keyboard continuo' (The Evening Standard, Giovanni).