[Met Performance] CID:173940
Le Nozze di Figaro {160} Metropolitan Opera House: 02/1/1957.
(Review)
Metropolitan Opera House
February 1, 1957
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO {160}
Figaro..................Giorgio Tozzi
Susanna.................Nadine Conner
Count Almaviva..........Martial Singher
Countess Almaviva.......Licia Albanese
Cherubino...............Rosalind Elias
Dr. Bartolo.............Gerhard Pechner
Marcellina..............Sandra Warfield
Don Basilio.............Alessio De Paolis
Antonio.................Lorenzo Alvary
Barbarina...............Emilia Cundari
Don Curzio..............Gabor Carelli
Peasant.................Madelaine Chambers
Peasant.................Helen Vanni
Conductor...............Max Rudolf
Review of Francis D. Perkins in the Herald Tribune
Licia Albanese in 'Figaro' at Met
Licia Albanese sang the Countess' role for the first time at the Metropolitan Opera House last night, when Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" had its fifth performance of the season. Her interpretation had dramatic individuality and, as a rule, expressive persuasion, although the range of mood seemed less than usual during the second act. Here her singing did not represent her voice at its best, despite its emotional communication, but it gained in steadiness after the [beginning of the second act] aria.
Nadine Conner was a vivacious and bright voiced Suzanna; Rosalind Elias as Cherubino sang "Voi che sapete" with musicianship and appealing vocal warmth. Giorgio Tozzi and Martial Singher were in good form as Figaro and the Count
Sandra Warfield as Marcellina, Gerhard Pechner as Bartolo, Alessio de Paolis as Basilio, Lorenzo Alvary as Antonio, and Emilia Cundari as Barbarina were among the others in the cast singing under Max Rudolf's direction.