Mozart / E. Schwarzkopf , etc./ Philharmonia Orch. / Giulini - The Marriage Of Figaro
Mozart / E. Schwarzkopf , etc./ Philharmonia Orch. / Giulini - The Marriage Of Figaro Singer: Mozart
Title: The Marriage Of Figaro
Label: World Record Club ‎– T-4349, World Record Club ‎– T-4350, World Record Club ‎– T-4351, World Record Club ‎– T-4352, World Record Club ‎– S/T 4349/52
Type: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Club Edition, Mono Box Set
Country: Australia
Date of released: Mar 1968
Category: Classical
Style: Classical
Size MP3 zip: 1591 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1741 mb
Rating: 3.6✭
Format: MP3 MP1 APE MP4 AAC FLAC VOC MOD FLAC

Tracklist

The Marriage Of Figaro
A Ouverture - Act I (Beginning)
B Act I (Conclusion)
C Act II (Beginning)
D Act II (Conclusion)
E Act III (Beginning)
F Act III (Conclusion)
G Act IV (Beginning)
H Act IV (Conclusion)

Credits

  • Baritone Vocals [Antonio] – Piero Cappuccilli
  • Baritone Vocals [Figaro] – Giuseppe Taddei
  • Baritone Vocals [Le Comte Almaviva] – Eberhard Wächter
  • Bass Vocals [Bartholo] – Ivo Vinco
  • Chorus – The Philharmonia Chorus*
  • Chorus Master – Roberto Benaglio
  • Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Conductor – Carlo-Maria Giulini*
  • Engineer – Douglas Larter
  • Harpsichord – Heinrich Schmidt
  • Libretto By – Lorenzo da Ponte
  • Liner Notes – William Mann
  • Lyrics By [D'après "le Mariage De Figaro"] – Beaumarchais*
  • Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Cherubin] – Fiorenza Cossotto
  • Orchestra – The Philharmonia Orchestra*
  • Producer [Directeur Artistique] – Walter Legge
  • Soprano Vocals [Barberine] – Elisabetta Fusco
  • Soprano Vocals [La Comtesse] – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  • Soprano Vocals [Marcelline] – Dora Gatta
  • Soprano Vocals [Suzanne] – Anna Moffo
  • Tenor Vocals [Don Bazile / Don Curzio] – Renato Ercolani
  • Translated By [Libretto Translated By] – William R. Gann
  • Vocals [Jeune Fille] – Diana Gillingham, Gillian Spencer

Notes

Recorded in London, September 1959. Title credits here given as printed on spine.

Australian WRC 1st pressing, sourced from original stampers and featuring unique sleeve art. Includes 12" x 12" 20-page libretto. Mono and stereo versions were issued in an identical stout red cardboard box (gold on the inside), with the lid attached. LPs housed in red paper envelopes with soft polythene slips. "S/T4 349/52" on spine. The mono version has "T-4349", etc, on beige 'strobe' labels, while the stereo has "ST-4349", etc, on green 'strobe' labels. The stereo was issued with a small "S" sticker on the front of the box (though these, given the textured surface of the cardboard, tend to drop off with age).

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Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1 label): XAX1863
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 2 label): XAX1864
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 3 label): XAX1865
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 4 label): XAX1866
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 5 label): XAX1867
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 6 label): XAX1868
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 7 label): XAX1869
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 8 label): XAX1870
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout - stamped): 12 XAX 1863-3S
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout - stamped): XAX 1864-3S
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 3 runout - stamped): XAX 1865-3S
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 4 runout - stamped): XAX 1866-4S
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 5 runout - stamped): XAX 1867 -5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 6 runout - stamped): 1 XAX1868-7S
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 7 runout - stamped): 1 XAX 1869-5S
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 8 runout - stamped): 1 XAX 1870-3S

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SAX2381, 1734 Mozart*, Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus Mozart*, Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus - The Marriage Of Figaro ‎(4xLP, Album) Columbia, Columbia SAX2381, 1734 UK 1961
3608 D/L Mozart* - Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus, Eberhard Wächter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Fiorenza Cossotto, Giuseppe Taddei, Anna Moffo, Dora Gatta, Ivo Vinco, Renato Ercolani, Piero Cappuccilli, Elisabetta Fusco, Gillian Spencer, Diana Gillingham Mozart* - Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus, Eberhard Wächter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Fiorenza Cossotto, Giuseppe Taddei, Anna Moffo, Dora Gatta, Ivo Vinco, Renato Ercolani, Piero Cappuccilli, Elisabetta Fusco, Gillian Spencer, Diana Gillingham - The Marriage Of Figaro ‎(4xLP, Mono + Box) Angel Records 3608 D/L US 1961
ST-4349, S-4350, ST-4351, S-4352, S 4349 50 51 52 Mozart* The Marriage Of Figaro ‎(4xLP, Club, RE + Box) World Record Club, World Record Club, World Record Club, World Record Club, World Record Club ST-4349, S-4350, ST-4351, S-4352, S 4349 50 51 52 Australia 1970
3608 D/L Mozart* - Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus, Eberhard Wächter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Fiorenza Cossotto, Giuseppe Taddei, Anna Moffo, Dora Gatta, Ivo Vinco, Renato Ercolani, Piero Cappuccilli, Elisabetta Fusco, Gillian Spencer, Diana Gillingham Mozart* - Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus, Eberhard Wächter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Fiorenza Cossotto, Giuseppe Taddei, Anna Moffo, Dora Gatta, Ivo Vinco, Renato Ercolani, Piero Cappuccilli, Elisabetta Fusco, Gillian Spencer, Diana Gillingham - The Marriage Of Figaro ‎(4xLP + Box) Angel Records 3608 D/L US 1961
SLS 5152, ASD 3636, ASD 3637, ASD 3638 Mozart* - Eberhard Wächter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Fiorenza Cossotto, Giuseppe Taddei, Anna Moffo, Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus*, Carlo Maria Giulini Mozart* - Eberhard Wächter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Fiorenza Cossotto, Giuseppe Taddei, Anna Moffo, Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus*, Carlo Maria Giulini - The Marriage Of Figaro (Le Nozze Di Figaro) ‎(3xLP, RE + Box) His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice SLS 5152, ASD 3636, ASD 3637, ASD 3638 UK 1981