This marvellous selection reveals Mozart’s astonishing gift for laying bare the inner lives of the many beloved characters from his most famous operas, whether embroiled in farce or defying fate.

Artists

Michelle Breedt (soprano), Peter Mikulas (bass), Rohangiz Yachmi (mezzo-soprano), Joanna Borowska (soprano), Torsten Kerl (tenor), Bo Skovhus (baritone), Ildiko Raimondi (soprano), Marina Mescheriakova (soprano), John Dickie (tenor), Andrea Martin (baritone), Judith Halasz (soprano), Renato Girolami (bass), Kurt Rydl (bass), Elisabeth Norberg Schultz (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz (mezzo-soprano), Regina Schorg (soprano), Hellen Kwon (soprano), Priti Coles (soprano), Adrianne Pieczonka (soprano), Georg Tichy (baritone), Lotte Leitner (soprano), Gabriele Sima (soprano), Herbert Lippert (tenor), Janusz Monarcha (bass), Boaz Daniel (bass), Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Cappella Istropolitana, Hungarian Festival Chorus, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Failoni Orchestra, Budapest, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Michael Halász, Johannes Wildner, Barry Wordsworth