Another outstanding live recording of Mozart's operatic masterpiece "Le nozze di Figaro", featuring and starring some of the greatest, best and finest Mozartian artists... A must! Highly recommended!

I concur with all the reviews posted about this recording. It is terrific - a beautiful, dynamic performance of perhaps the world's most perfect opera. Berry and Grist are delightful as the central couple, singing with great flair and style (yes, an occasional "Qvesto" or "dunqve" escapes Berry and some of the other German-speaking singers). Wachter still had his voice together when this was recorded and Gueden is every inch the patrician, gracious Countess. Her voice had acquired a beat that became more pronounced as she got older. She keeps it under control though; one can understand why the public was so fond of her. Miljakovic was a favorite singer in Austria and Germany and she contributes a strong Cherubino.The supporting cast is made up of excellent singers who really knew their roles and enjoyed their place in the ensemble. In fact, everyone seems to be truly enjoying themselves and that joy is communicated to the audience who reward them lengthy ovations after the big arias.The sound is excellent and whatever minor blips occur don't get in the way of anyone's enjoyment. Highly recommended to all Mozart lovers!

This is a very fine performance as one would expect from Bohm and Vienna. Berry is a great Figaro and Grist a spunky Susanna. Gueden is a fine Countess and I really enjoyed the liveliness of the performance. Very good sound. A nice addition to your collection.

Karl Böhm was one of the creators of the famous Viennese Mozart style. Here at the age of 67 his performance is very fresh and young. The tempi are fast but very authentic. The most beautiful moment of this performance is the final scene when the time stops for an instant. Böhm's orchestra is the Wiener Philharmoniker which is a guarantee for the highest level. Böhm has a very strong ensemble. Hilde Güden belongs to the artists who sings all of the principal sopran roles in this opera. She sang Susanne in several performances. She was Cherubino in Furtwangler's production in Salzburg. Here we find her as the Countess. She combines the perfect style with beauty and passion. Eberhard Waechter as the Count is excellent both in voice and play. Reri Grist who was a favourite singer of Böhm at that time is a lovely Susanna. Walter Berry belongs to the best Figaros for all time. Olivera Miljakovic is not a Lorengar or Lindsey as Cherubino but makes a good job. Rössl-Majdan, Czervenka and Dickie belonged to the famous Vienna ensemble and all of them are excellent. Even de Groote is beautiful as Barbarina. Fantastic document from the Golden Age of the Vienna State Opera.

For me, the best live performances of this opera recorded. Böhm did everything well, his tempi are lively and precise. Berry was one of the best Figaro ever, I saw him at Teatro Colon in 1964. Eberhard Wächter in great form, show us how this role must be performed. Reri Grist, and Hilde Güden are superb. Oliviera Mijakovic is very good at Cherubino. The rest of the cast are, as usual in Vienna, very strong.

That famous Vienna ensemble spirit is in prime estate here. About the closest I can come to a criticism is to note some hardening in Hilde Gueden's tone and some dowdy sounds from the Marcellina. Reri Grist does stand out from the crowd somewhat, but for all the right reasons. In addition to sounding cute as a button, she's got a terrific feel for the music and her inflections are always full of point. Berry, Waechter and Czerwenka head up an exceptional male contingent, and even Barbarina is cast from strength. Karl Bohm keeps a lively pace, finding the ideal mix of comedy and melancholy in this quicksilver work.

It was a very good performance