General Note: Sung in Italian.LSC 51.64Program notes (285 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)) by Andreas Friesenhagen in German with English and French translations and René Jacobs in French with English and German translations, with libretto in Italian with English, French and German translations, inserted in box.Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, after the play Le mariage de Figaro by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais.Discs in digipak container inserted in box."This hybrid Super Audio CD (stereo and multi-channel) can be played on any standard compact disc player"--Box."Dramma giocoso in quattro atti"--Box.Compact discs.
Formatted Contents Note: disc 1. Atto primo -- disc 2. Atto secondo -- Atto terzo, scene 1-4 -- disc 3. Atto terzo, scene 5-14 -- Atto quarto.
Participant or Performer Note: Véronique Gens, Patrizia Ciofi, Angelika Kirchschlager, Lorenzo Regazzo, Simon Keenlyside, Marie McLaughlin, Kobie van Rensburg, Antonio Abete, Nuria Rial, soloists ; with additional vocalists ; Concerto Köln ; Collegium Vocale Gent ; Nicolau de Figueiredo, pianoforte ; conducted by René Jacobs.