Lyricist(s): Da Ponte, Lorenzo
Conductor(s): Mackerras, Charles
Label: Chandos
Series: Opera in English
Genre: Opera
Period: Classical
Catalogue No: CHAN3152-54
Barcode: 095115315224
Release Date: 04/2008

MOZART, W.A.: Così fan tutte (Sung in English)

Tracklist

Disc 1
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Da Ponte, Lorenzo - Lyricist
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
1Overture04:05
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
2Act I: Trio: Suspect Dorabella? (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)01:53
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
3Act I: Recitative: Swords or pistols? (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)00:50
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
4Act I: Trio: Woman's faith is like a phoenix (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Guglielmo)01:09
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
5Act I: Recitative: A poetical fiction! (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)01:19
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
6Act I: Trio: I shall hire a band of players (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)02:21
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
7Act I: Duet: This portrait alone is the face of Adonis (Fiordiligi, Dorabella)04:18
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
8Act I: Recitative: I can't think what's the matter (Fiordiligi, Dorabella)00:44
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
9Act I: Recitative: Here they are (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)00:22
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
10Act I: Aria: Let me try. My courage fails (Don Alfonso)00:38
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
11Act I: Recitative: Tell us, for pity's sake (Fiordiligi, Don Alfonso, Dorabella)01:00
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
12Act I: Quintet: Courage fails me! For no evasion (Guglielmo, Ferrando, Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)04:07
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
13Act I: Recitative: It's a comedy, charming! (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)00:33
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
14Act I: Oh, the soldier's life for me! (Chorus)01:30
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
15Act I: Recitative: My friends, the time is flying (Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Ferrando, Guglielmo)00:34
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
16Act I: Quintet: You'll write long letters often (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso, Chorus)02:32
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
17Act I: Recitative: Are they gone? (Dorabella, Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi)00:35
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
18Act I: Trio: O wind gently blowing (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)02:43
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
19Act I: Recitative: So far all's going splendidly (Don Alfonso)01:05
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
20Act I: Recitative: A hell of an existence (Despina)00:58
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
21Act I: Recitative: My ladies, here is your chocolate and biscuits (Despina, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)01:24
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
22Act I: Aria: Cease not, remorseless love (Dorabella)01:46
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
23Act I: Recitative: Signora Dorabella, Signora Fiordiligi (Despina, Dorabella, Fiordiligi)01:36
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
24Act I: Aria: In lovers and in soldiers (Despina)02:36
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
25Act I: Recitative: What a silence! (Don Alfonso, Despina)02:21
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
26Act I: Sextet: I've the honour to present you (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Despina, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)04:18
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
27Act I: Recitative: What an outcry! (Don Alfonso, Dorabella, Fiordiligi, Ferrando, Guglielmo)03:38
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
28Act I: Aria: Like a fortress in ocean founded (Fiordiligi)04:28
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
29Act I: Recitative: Stay, I implore you! (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso, Dorabella, Fiordiligi)00:43
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
30Act I: Aria: O vision so charming (Guglielmo)01:42
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
31Act I: Trio: You seem delighted! (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Guglielmo)00:53
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
32Act I: Recitative: When you've quite finished laughing (Don Alfonso, Guglielmo, Ferrando)00:52
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
33Act I: Aria: Her eye so alluring (Ferrando)04:50
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
Disc 2
1Act I: Finale: Why has fate my life enshrouded (Fiordiligi, Dorabella)02:53
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
2Act I: Finale: To die is all I long for (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Despina)04:55
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
3Act I: Finale: Now ladies, calm yourselves (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Despina, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)08:50
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
4Act II: Recitative: Well, I declare, you are a funny pair of ladies (Despina, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)02:26
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
5Act II: Aria: At fifteen a girl already must be truly wise (Despina)03:28
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
6Act II: Recitative: Well, sister! What do you think? (Fiordiligi, Dorabella)01:34
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
7Act II: Duet: I prefer the gentle dark one (Dorabella, Fiordiligi)02:53
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
8Act II: Recitative: Come at once to the garden (Don Alfonso, Dorabella)00:22
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
9Act II: Duet and Chorus: Gentle zephyr, softly sighing (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Chorus)03:03
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
10Act II: Recitative: What is this masquerading? (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Despina, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)00:51
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
11Act II: Quartet: Now give me your hand (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Despina)02:34
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
12Act II: Recitative: Isn't the weather lovely! (Fiordiligi, Ferrando, Dorabella, Guglielmo)02:14
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
13Act II: Duet: This heart that I give you (Guglielmo, Dorabella)04:16
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
14Act II: Recitative: Cruel one, would you leave me? (Ferrando, Fiordiligi)01:30
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
15Act II: Recitative: He's leaving. Listen! … (Fiordiligi)01:34
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
16Act II: Rondo: Ah, my love, I pray forgive me (Fiordiligi)07:30
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
Disc 3
1Act II: We've done it! (Ferrando, Guglielmo)03:26
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
2Act II: Aria: Ladies have such variations (Guglielmo)03:12
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
3Act II: Recitative: Ah! My brain is distracted! (Ferrando)01:29
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
4Act II: Cavatina: Her treason is poison (Ferrando)02:02
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
5Act II: Recitative: Now at least you are acting as a sane woman should (Despina, Dorabella, Fiordiligi)01:30
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
6Act II: Aria: Young love is unrelenting (Dorabella)02:55
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
7Act II: Recitative: All the world is conspiring (Fiordiligi, Guglielmo, Despina, Don Alfonso)02:10
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
8Act II: Duet: All too slowly the hours are fleeting (Fiordiligi, Ferrando)05:11
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
9Act II: Recitative: That's enough for me! (Guglielmo, Don Alfonso, Ferrando)01:40
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
10Act II: Aria: Man accuses the woman (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Guglielmo)00:59
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
11Act II: Recitative: Well, gentlemen, you've won them (Despina, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)00:44
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
12Act II: Finale: Come, my friends, no more delaying (Despina, Chorus, Don Alfonso)01:47
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
13Act II: Finale: May the love, that has united them (Chorus, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)04:03
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
14Act II: Finale: Happy lovers! Fate conniving (Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Despina, Chorus)03:29
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
15Act II: Finale: Joy once more now our sorrow replaces (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Despina)08:11
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
16Act II: Finale: Happy is the man who calmly takes life strictly as he finds it (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Despina, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)01:42
Watson, Janice (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Garrett, Lesley (soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Allen, Thomas (contralto)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:39:46