[Met Performance] CID:331108



Le Nozze di Figaro
Metropolitan Opera House, Tue, November 3, 1998




Le Nozze di Figaro (369)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Lorenzo Da Ponte
Figaro
Bryn Terfel

Susanna
Cecilia Bartoli

Count Almaviva
Dwayne Croft

Countess Almaviva
Renée Fleming

Cherubino
Susanne Mentzer

Dr. Bartolo
Paul Plishka

Marcellina
Wendy White

Don Basilio
Heinz Zednik

Antonio
Thomas Hammons

Barbarina
Danielle de Niese

Don Curzio
Anthony Laciura

Bridesmaid
Jennifer Welch-Babidge

Bridesmaid
Andrea Trebnik


Conductor
James Levine





Alternate Arias for Susanna
For the performances of Le Nozze di Figaro on November 3, 7 and 11, Cecilia Bartoli sang different arias from those usually assigned to Susanna. Mozart's opera premiered in Vienna at the Burgtheater on May 1, 1786, with the English soprano Nancy Storace as Susanna, and included two arias for her, "Venite inginocchiatevi" in Act II, and "Deh vieni non tardar" in Act IV. These are the arias that Miss Bartoli sang at the October 29 premiere of the Met's new production of Le Nozze di Figaro and at the performances of November 14 matinee, 18, 21, and 24.
For the Vienna revival of Le Nozze di Figaro in 1789, Mozart wrote two new arias for Adriana Ferrarese del Bene, who took the role of Susanna in those performances and replaced the original arias with the new ones. Ferrarese del Bene was a virtuoso singer with a wide range, who would later become the first Fiordiligi in Così Fan Tutte. It was at this revival that Le Nozze di Figaro became a real success in Vienna, playing for 26 performances. The strophic arietta "Un moto di gioia" took the place of the original Act II aria, and "Al desio," a rondo, replaced Susanna's Act IV aria. These are the arias that Miss Bartoli sang in the Met performances on November 3, 7, and 11.
This production of Le Nozze di Figaro was the first opportunity for Met audiences to hear the alternate arias for Susanna in the context of a full performance of the opera.
The performances of 11/03/98, 11/7/98 and 11/11/98 were taped.

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