In Reply to: Funny, was just going to say the only Mozart opera I sincerely enjoy is Cosi; have no idea what it's about posted by jdaniel@jps.net on January 21, 2016 at 18:48:33:
I have seen Magic Flute more than any other opera. Love the music, and by the way, I highly recommend the mid-70s Bergman film as a wonderful way to understand what the Magic Flute is all about. It is in Swedish, but wonderfully done. On record, I love Solti's first recording, with singers like Lohengar, Barrows, Talvela, Fischer-Dieskau, starry casting, a judicious use of dialog (it needs it), boys instead of women (way better) and really well-conducted by Solti. His Figaro is also really good, but marred by the digital sound. For Figaro I would plump for the Guilini recording, as I probably would for Don Giovanni, although you really have to hear the Busch recording from the 30s.
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