Opera in two acts
Libretto by DA PONTE Music by Mozart (sung in Italian)
Ferrando, a young army officer in love with Dorabella
FRANCISCO ARAIZA(tenor) Guglielmo. a brother officer, in love with Fiordiligi
JAMESMORRIS (baritone) Don Alfonso , a cynical philosopher
SESTO BRUSCANTINI (baritone) Fiordiligi, a lady from Fcrrara MARGARET MARSHALL (soprano) Dorabella, her sister
ANN MURRAY (mezzo-soprano) Despina, maid to the ladies
KATHLEEN BATTLE (soprano) VIENNA STATE OPERA CHORUS chorus-master NORBERT BALATSCH VIENNA PHIUFARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by RICCARDO MUTI
(Austrian Radio recording from the J983 Salzburg Festival) Act 1
3.5* Interval Reading
3.10* Act 2