Opera - The Marriage of Figaro
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
(1756-1791)
The Marriage of Figaro
163:57
Opera buffa
in three acts
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, English translation by Jeremy Sams
1
Overture
3:54
Act I
(41:16)
2
'Fifteen, sixteen, twenty, thirty'
2:44
Figaro, Susanna
3
'What on earth are you measuring'
0:50
4
'Supposing one evening the Countess'
2:35
5
'All right. Shut up and listen'
1:52
Susanna, Figaro
6
'Bravo, my lord and master!'
0:54
7
'So, little master, you're dressed to go dancing'
2:35
Figaro
8
'But why did you wait till the day of the wedding'
1:05
Bartolo, Marcellina
9
'Now for vengeance, glorious vengeance!'
2:59
Bartolo
10
'So all is not lost'
0:47
11
'I bow to your grace'
2:10
Marcellina, Susanna
12
'Good riddance, you old spinster'
2:09
Susanna, Cherubino
13
'I don't know what it is that I'm feeling'
2:54
Cherubino
14
'Now I'm done for!'
1:30
Cherubino, Susanna, Count, Basilio
15
'Susanna, heaven bless you!'
2:03
Basilio, Susanna, Count
16
'It's outrageous! Search the castle'
4:20
Count, Basilio, Susanna
17
'Basilio, run and tell Figaro to come here'
1:01
Count, Susanna, Cherubino, Basilio
18
'Praise and adore him'
1:09
Chorus
19
'So what is all this nonsense?'
1:36
Count, Figaro, Susanna
20
'Praise and adore him'
1:01
Chorus
21
'God bless you!'
1:11
Figaro, Susanna, Basilio, Cherubino
22
'Here's an end to your life as a rover'
3:51
Figaro
Act II
(46:21)
23
'Hear my prayer, humbly I beg you'
3:40
Countess
24
'Come here, dear Susanna, and finish your story'
3:06
Countess, Susanna, Figaro
25
'How it grieves me, Susanna'
1:22
Countess, Susanna, Cherubino
26
'Tell me what love is'
2:41
Cherubino
27
'Bravo, your voice is lovely!'
1:08
Countess, Susanna, Cherubino
28
'Kneel down and let me look at you'
2:54
Susanna
29
'Enough of this nonsense!'
3:00
Countess, Susanna, Cherubino, Count
30
'What does this mean?'
1:25
Count, Countess
31
'Come out of there, Susanna!'
3:00
Count, Countess, Susanna
32
'So you're proposing not to open it?'
1:00
Count, Countess
33
'Don't worry, Cherubino'
1:02
Susanna, Cherubino
34
'Look at the little devil!'
0:21
Susanna
35
'Everything as I left it'
1:24
Count, Countess
36
'Out you come, you vile seducer'
2:54
Count, Countess
37
'You called, sir?'
1:21
Susanna, Count, Countess
38
'I cannot believe it'
3:31
Countess, Susanna, Count
39
'The wedding procession is ready and waiting'
3:13
Figaro, Count, Susanna, Countess
40
'Oh, my lord!, My lord!'
5:34
Antonio, Count, Countess, Susanna, Figaro
41
'Noble lord, we come for justice'
3:41
Marcellina, Basilio, Bartolo, Count, Countess, Figaro, Susanna
Act III
(40:29)
42
'This is very perplexing!'
0:58
Count
43
'Don't be afraid!'
1:40
Countess, Count, Susanna
44
'How could you be so cruel'
2:29
45
'But I don't understand'
0:39
Count, Susanna
46
'Hey, Susanna, how's it going?'
0:10
Figaro, Susanna
47
' ''You've won the case already'' '
1:29
48
'Must I be made to suffer'
3:11
Count
49
'Come on, come on, Cherubino'
0:43
Barbarina, Cherubino
50
'And Susanna's not here'
1:53
51
'I remember his love so tender'
4:32
Countess
52
'The case is decided'
2:04
Curzio, Marcellina, Figaro, Count, Basilio
53
'Darling boy, let me embrace you'
4:49
Marcellina, Figaro, Bartolo, Curzio, Count, Susanna
54
'This is our little baby'
1:18
Marcellina, Bartolo, Susanna, Figaro
55
'I must warn you, my lord'
0:29
Antonio, Count
56
'That's amazing!'
0:41
Countess, Susanna
57
'. . .the breezes. . .'
2:35
58
'That should do the trick!'
0:26
Susanna, Countess
59
'Gentle lady, may these presents'
1:13
Girls
60
'Madam, with your permission'
0:47
Barbarina, Countess, Susanna
61
'Hey, what did I tell you!'
1:07
Antonio, Countess, Susanna, Count, Cherubino
62
'My lord, if you detain these lovely girls'
1:13
Figaro, Count, Countess, Susanna, Antonio
63
'Now I can hear them'
1:57
Figaro, Susanna, Count, Countess, Serving girls, Chorus
64
'As true-hearted lovers'
4:07
Chorus
Act IV
(31:43)
65
'I have lost it, I'm so stupid'
1:32
Barbarina
66
'Barbarina, what's happened?'
1:14
Figaro, Barbarino, Marcellina
67
'Mother!'
0:50
Figaro, Marcellina
68
'The pavilion on the right'
0:41
Barbarina
69
'That's Barbarina! Who goes there?'
0:36
Figaro, Basilio, Bartolo
70
'Everything's ready; the hour of reckoning is at hand'
1:28
71
'You foolish slaves of Cupid'
2:47
Figaro
72
'My lady, Marcellina says Figaro will be here'
0:18
Susanna, Marcellina
73
'My lady, you are trembling'
0:38
Susanna, Countess, Figaro
74
'At last, the moment I've longed for'
1:21
75
'Come quickly my beloved, I implore you'
3:34
Susanna
76
'Treachery! Now I see how she has deceived me!'
0:36
Figaro, Countess, Cherubino
77
'I'll approach her, oh so softly'
1:11
Cherubino, Countess
78
'Here she is, my dear Susanna'
1:48
Count, Susanna, Figaro, Cherubino, Countess
79
'Now we're alone together'
2:38
Count, Countess, Figaro, Susanna
80
'Night shrouds the world in mystery'
3:43
Figaro, Susanna
81
'I surrender, my love'
1:57
Figaro, Susanna, Count
82
'Quickly, bring your weapons!'
4:52
Count, Figaro, Basilio, Curzio, Antonio, Bartolo, Susanna, Cherubino, Barbarina, Marcellina
William Dazeley baritone - Count
Yvonne Kenny soprano - Countess
Rebecca Evans soprano - Susanna
Christopher Purves bass-baritone - Figaro
Diana Montague mezzo-soprano - Cherubino
Jonathan Veira baritone - Bartolo
Frances McCafferty mezzo-soprano - Marcellina
John Graham Hall baritone - Basilio
Stuart Kale tenor - Don Curzio
Graham Danby bass - Antonio
Sarah Tynan soprano - Barbarina
Yvette Bonner soprano - Girl
Victoria Joyce soprano - Girl
David Parry
1-7 September 2003