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2006 Certificate Ex
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Almost a quarter of a century ago Harnoncourt presented his reading of this rediscovered work on CD, but in this version from the Zurich Opera directed by well-known Austrian actor Tobias Moretti, the great Mozart magician conducted a staged production for the first time in an acclaimed production recorded live in February 2006... Read more

Starring Eva Mei, Isabel Rey, Liliana Nikiteanu, Christoph Strehl
Director Tobias Moretti
Genres Music/Musical, World Cinema

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - La Finta Giardiniera cover art

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - La Finta Giardiniera

Almost a quarter of a century ago Harnoncourt presented his reading of this rediscovered work on CD, but in this version from the Zurich Opera directed by well-known Austrian actor Tobias Moretti, the great Mozart magician conducted a staged production for the first time in an acclaimed production recorded live in February 2006. The Zurich Opera gathered a superb cast for this production: Italian soprano Eva Mei sings the Countess Violante, known as Sandrina, the feigned gardener of the title. Spanish soprano Isabel Rey is her opponent Arminda, and Arminda's former lover, the melancholy Cavaliere Ramiro, is sung by Romanian mezzo Liliana Nikiteanu. Moretti's staging presents the action in a modern villa in a hierarchal world of the rich and famous.

Starring Eva Mei, Isabel Rey, Liliana Nikiteanu, Christoph Strehl
Director Tobias Moretti
Studio SELECT MUSIC & VIDEO DISTRIBUTION
Run time DVD: 3 hrs 7 mins
Blu-ray: 3 hrs 7 mins
Certificate Certificate Ex
Genres Music/Musical, World Cinema
Language DVD: Italian
Blu-ray: Italian
Subtitles DVD: Spanish, Italian, French, German, English
Blu-ray: Spanish, Italian, French, German, English
Released DVD: 28 Aug 2006
Blu-ray: 27 Apr 2009
Production year: 2006
Format DVD

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  • Harnoncourt, 76, brings a lifetime of revolutionary musical thought to the neglected work. The strings utter each note like a different word in a witty sentence, the winds sigh or taunt, the horns flare up in brassy rage. And the vocal lines blossom above, never swamped

    • Bloomberg
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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  • Rated - 4 stars

    unconventional

    I am not familiar with this opera and of course the music is typical Mozart. It is amusing, very good singing, some scenes are rather long and a bit boring. Not really my sort of viewing but quite entertaining and a good production.

      • helen king from cambridge uk
      • Posted 23 Feb 2007 21:31

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      • Almost a quarter of a century ago Harnoncourt presented his reading of this rediscovered work on CD, but in this version from the Zurich Opera directed by well-known Austrian actor Tobias Moretti, ...