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One of the two best Cosi's on DVD

OpDVDfan | Cape Breton | 07/07/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"You won't regret purchasing this DVD of Cosi Fan Tutte. It ranks with the very best Cosi on DVD, the Gardiner with Amanda Roocroft, Rosa Mannion, Rodney Gilfry, Rainer Trost, Eirian James from Deutsche Grammophon. I didn't think that one could be matched but this one does it. Indeed, the acting is even slightly better."

A wonderful Cosi fan tutte.

T. C. | 06/10/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For my taste, Glyndebourne 2006 new production of Cosi fan tutte is the best DVD version for this opera. Ivan Fisher is an excellent Mozartian, and the young and good-looking cast sings and acts with a lot of enthusiasm. The best singers are the wonderful Swedish Miah Persson as Fiordiligi, and the Italian baritone Luca Pisaroni as Guglielmo. Highly recommended!!
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My first and last Così

Karen Henriksen | Copenhagen, Denmark | 04/22/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Despite going to the opera for the first time when I was 7, it's taken me more than 20 years to really appreciate the artform and I've recently begun collecting DVDs. This production was the first Così I ever heard or saw and - having seen a few more since then - will likely be the last. If I lost my mind and decided to watch it with the sound muted, I'd still be thoroughly entertained - the comic and dramatic talents of the players here is unsurpassable! I'm particularly fond of Anke Vondung's ditzy Dorabella, but everyone is amazing. I must say that the setting and costumes (no turbans, thank God!) adds to the already potent mixture. The clear and crisp sound of Fischer's well-conducted period instruments is pure joy. The four principal singers all do marvellous jobs and over the last few times I've watched the DVD, I've taken to counting the number of times you see any of them looking at the conductor... It may 'just' be fantastic video-editing (which is the case, no matter what), but the few and very discrete times I've caught them looking at Fischer can be counted on one hand - alltogether. Aside from indicating that the production is thoroughly rehearsed, it does wonders for keeping up the 4th wall between performers and audience. Allround brilliant DVD!"

Best Cosi

John W. Tingen | Newark, CA USA | 03/10/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this DVD several weeks ago and can't get enough of it. This production is beautifully staged and directed. It was recorded in HD, the audio is terrific, the singing and acting are wonderful and genuine. I think this is the type of performance Mozart had in mind when composing this gorgeous opera.

My personal favorite arias are Ferrando's and the Guglielmo and Dorabella duet. They both bring me to tears.

This will become your favorite Cosi."