Così fan tutte / Mozart

"von Otter knows how to extract the most in vivid characterization from her arias and capitulates to Guglielmo's advances with real feeling...Frank Lopardo is a paragon of a Ferrando, possibly the finest of all on disc, partly because his supple tenor encompasses both the lyrical and heroic...If you don't mind Solti's ultra-disciplined conducting and the large scale of the performance, you'll find much to enjoy in the singing, and a real sense of fun" (Gramophone March 1996)

"Solti takes a fast and light approach which yet has none of his old fierceness. Much is owed to the superb playing of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. [Fleming] sings with a firm, full voice that is yet brilliant and flexible...Altogether Solti's finest Mozart recording, outshining even his Figaro." (The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music 2010 edition)

"Renée Fleming and Anne Sofie von Otter blend and contrast beautifully as the sisters, and Frank Lopardo is one of the most elegant and sympathetic of Ferrandos on disc." (Katherine Cooper, prestomusic December 2014)