These three facets in the prism of Mozart's operatic genius shine in Glyndebourne's typically thought‐provoking productions, featuring skilled singer‐actors buoyed by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's luminous period sound. Nicholas Hytner's beautiful, 'shockingly traditional' production of Così fan tutte frames artful performances teased by Ivan Fischer from an outstanding international cast of convincing young lovers. Michael Grandage's staging of Le nozze di Figaro is Glyndebourne's seventh in a line stretching back to the company's 1934 debut production.

Marshalled by the 'ideal pacing' of Robin Ticciati, a youthful cast of principals has 'no weak link' and 'looks gorgeous' (The Sunday Times). David McVicar's Die Entführung aus dem Serail offers a 'mesmerising, sensitive ... outstanding' portrayal of Enlightenment‐era fascination with the East that is both 'exquisitely acted and sung' (The Guardian), and Ticciati leads the OAE through a restored, authentic rendition of the critical score with 'lovely fizz' and 'poignant gravitas'. (The Independent). Recorded in true Surround Sound.

Press Reviews
"Glorious orchestral playing and magnificent singing under Ivan Fischer" (Così fan tutte ‐ BBC Music Magazine)


"Finely conducted by Robin Ticciati, McVicar's production of Mozart's Turkish comedy is a vocal and visual treat." (Die Entführung aus dem Serail ‐ The Stage)

"... this is a Figaro of rare grace, naturalness and charm." (Le Nozze di Figaro ‐ The Daily Telegraph)

Cast
Sally Matthews (Countess Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro))
Vito Priante (Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro))
Audun Iversen (Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro))
Lydia Teuscher (Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro))
Miah Persson (Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte))
Anke Vondung (Dorabella (Così fan tutte))
Topi Lehtipuu (Ferrando (Così fan tutte))
Luca Pisaroni (Guglielmo (Così fan tutte))
Glyndebourne Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Robin Ticciati (Die Entführung aus dem Serail; Le Nozze di Figaro); Ivan Fischer (Cosi fan tutte)

Production
Company: Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Stage Director: Michael Grandage (Le Nozze di Figaro); Nicholas Hytner (Così fan tutte); David McVicar (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)

Disc Information
Catalogue Number: OABD7242BD
Running Time: 582 minutes
Sound: LPCM 2.0 (Figaro; Entführung); Dolby True HD 2.0 (Così) - dts HD Master Audio 5.1 (Figaro; Entführung); Dolby True HD 5.1 (Così)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: English, French, German (all releases). Additonal Subtitles: Spanish, Italian (Così fan tutte); Japanese, Korean (Le Nozze di Figaro, Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Label: Opus Arte