Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro (Crowe, McKinny, NY Met, Rustioni) (320kbps .mp3)

The philandering Count Almaviva is determined to enjoy his droit de seigneur with Susanna, his valet Figaro's betrothed, on her wedding day. But the humiliated countess is equally determined to expose and embarrass the count, enlisting the help of Susanna and Figaro to do so. And then there's the cross-dressed, cross-dressing mass of raging adolescent hormones that is Cherubino, who is determined to try it on with anything that moves...

In one of the greatest operas of all time and under the guise of comedy, Mozart holds up the iniquities of society and the ambiguities of life to his unerring gaze.

As ever, the Met has assembled a starry international cast, including Lucy Crowe and Ryan McKinny as the young couple and Adam Plachetka and Golda Schultz as the count and countess.

Introduced by Debra Lew Harder in conversation with Ira Siff.

Susanna ..... Lucy Crowe (soprano)
Figaro ..... Ryan McKinny (bass-baritone)
Countess Almaviva ..... Golda Schultz (soprano)
Count Almaviva ..... Adam Plachetka (baritone)
Cherubino ..... Isabel Leonard (mezzo-soprano)
Marcellina …… Elizabeth Bishop (mezzo-soprano)
Don Basilio …… Giuseppe Filianoti (tenor)
Dr. Bartolo …… Maurizio Muraro (bass)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni (conductor)

Image: ©Chris Lee / Met Opera
Broadcast: 22 Janaury 2022, BBC Radio 3