Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) DVD

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Patrizia Ciofi (Susanna), Lucio Gallo (Il Conte d'Almaviva), Eteri Gvazava (La Contessa), Giorgio Surian (Figaro), Marina Comparato (Cherubino), Giovanna Donadini (Marcellina), Eduardo Chama (Don Bartolo), Sergio Bertocchi (Don Basilio), Eleonora Contucci (Barbarina), Gianluca Ricci (Antonio), Carlo Bosi (Don Curzio); Zubin Mehta (conductor), Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
Recorded "live" in Florence, Oct 2003; released Dec 2005.
REVIEWS:

"Nous ne pouvons que nous réjouir de la parution d’une nouvelle version DVD de la folle journée mozartienne, surtout lorsque celle-ci immortalise la Susanna presque absolue de Patrizia Ciofi, d’un naturel de chant et de jeu absolument confondant." ResMusica review of DVD

"Patrizia Ciofi is a suitably lively Susanna, making the most of the second act aria 'Venite, inginocchiatevi' when she dresses Cherubino in girls’ clothes and singing a lovely 'Deh, vieni, non tardar' with Figaro eavesdropping in the fourth act. She also embellishes the aria discreetly and elegantly." MusicWeb review of DVD

"La simpatica e spiritosa Susanna di Patrizia Ciofi cantava bene, ma senza incantare..." Drammaturgia review of performance, with photos

Reviews also appeared in the following publications:
Opera - November 2006 pp.1384-1386
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.270-271
Orpheus - März+April 2006 S.68, S.69
American Record Guide - May/June 2006 pp.243-246
Opéra Magazine - No.6 avril 2006 p.76