Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro

Le nozze di Figaro is a 1955 studio recording of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera of the same name released by the Decca label with the Vienna Philharmonic and Choir of Vienna State Opera conducted by Erich Kleiber. The cast of singers include Lisa Della Casa as the Countess, Hilde Güden as Susanna, Suzanne Danco as Cherubino, Cesare Siepi as Figaro and Alfred Poell as the Count, as well as Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Fernando Corena and Murray Dickie. The recording was released in 1955 and received critical acclaim for its conducting, singing and orchestra playing. Critics noted the immersive drama of the performance, the beauty, elegance, and unvarnished nature of the singing. Regarding the piece as a whole, critics praised the flow, balance, cohesion, and blend of the parts. Hilde Güden garnered particular praise for her performance, while music critics viewed the recording as a sincere representation of Mozart's music. A winner of France's Grand Prix du Disque and Diapason d'Or, the recording was unusual for its playful, punchy, and lively tone and elements of dramatic acting, aspects of which foreshadowed period-instrument recordings. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_nozz...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)