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A production of Mozart's opera recorded live at Zurich Opera House in 2000. Cecilia Bartoli leads an all-star cast including Roberto Saccà, Liliana Nikiteanu, and Agnes Baltsa. The conductor is Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Filmed live at the Zurich Opera House in February 2000 on a set which visualises the subtitle "The School for Lovers", the plot revolves around two army officers arguing about the fidelity of their brides, then setting out to test their chastity. Despite the often playful humour, this is not only psychologically telling music-making, but reveals Mozart exploring the structure of opera, discarding convention to mix large ensemble sections with arias for as many different combinations of singers as possible. With Liliana Nikiteanu attractively contrasted with Bartoli, and thoroughly convincing performances by Roberto Sacca (Ferrando) and Oliver Widmer (Guilelmo), this Così has a freshness and flow which, coupled with the timeless romantic themes, feels very contemporary.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2000-07-05
- video_camera_front Companies Arthaus Musik, RM Associates
- timer Runtime: 192 Mins
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- info IMDB ID tt0262347
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Cecilia Bartoli
Fiordiligio
Agnes Baltsa
Despina
Liliana Nikiteanu
Dorabella
Roberto Saccà
Ferrando
Oliver Widmer
Guglielmo
Carlos Chausson
Don Alfonso
groups Crew
Colin Wilson
Producer
Jürgen Flimm
Stage Director
Robert Düblin
Other
Roman Wiederkehr
Other
Andy Rose
Sound Director
Oliver Kolb
Camera Operator
Verena Schoch
Camera Operator
Josef d'Bache-Kane
Graphic Designer
Lisa Lyness
Other
Peter Brawand
Camera Operator
Ernst Raffelsberger
Other
Peter Smith
Camera Operator
Walter Hunziker
Other
Karina Fibich
Production Assistant
Nicola Musto
Production Manager
Peter Aellig
Unit Manager
Susanne Saudan
Camera Operator
Erich Wonder
Set Designer
Bernhard Pfister
Sound Engineer
Claudia Wilcox
Other
Florence von Gerkan
Costume Design
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Conductor
Alan Woolford
Lighting Director
Jürgen Hoffmann
Lighting Design
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music
Les McGee
Electrician
Iris Petschen
Camera Operator
Karl Künzler
Other
Mary Southgate
Makeup Supervisor
Lorenzo da Ponte
Writer
Sarah Senn-Hauser
Camera Operator
Sabine Huwiler
Other
Dave Morton
Sound Engineer
Gary Stewart
Sound Engineer
Andy Lloyd
Editor
Willy Zürrer
Sound Engineer
Brian Large
Director
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Music Director
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