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1 Le Nozze di Figaro: Sinfonia  
2 Five... Ten... twenty...  
3 What are you measuring  
4 If by chance Madame call you at night  
5 Or well; listen, and shut up!  
6 Lord Bravo!  
7 Mr. Contino If you want to dance  
8 Aspettaste And the day fixed for his wedding  
9 Revenge, revenge oh  
10 Still have not lost Everything  
11 Via, remains served, madam brilliant  
12 Should be 'there, old pedant  
13 I do not know what I am, what I do  
14 Oh, I am lost!  
15 Susanna, heaven save you  
16 What do I hear! soon go  
17 Basilio, Figaro tough track sprints  
18 Carefree girls scatter flowers  
19 Comedy What's this?  
20 Carefree girls scatter flowers  
21 Hurray!  
22 No more will you amorous butterfly  
23 Incline love some refreshment  
24 Come, dear Susanna  
25 How it grieves me, Susanna  
26 Ye who know what love is  
27 Bravo! what a beautiful voice!  
28 Come, kneel  
29 How many antics!  
30 Which news  
31 Susanna or via sorties  
32 So you do not open?  
33 Soon open Open  
34 Oh look the devil!  
35 Everything is as I left  
36 Exit henceforth Garzon ill-bred  
37 Lord, what is that amazing?  
38 Susanna, I'm: I miss my breath  
39 Gentlemen, I am already out of the players  
40 Know, Mr. Figaro  
41 Mr. Ah... Mr. ... What was your... then saran...  
42 You, sir, that you are right... I am confused, I am stunned  
43 Embarrassment What is this!  
44 Via fates core  
45 Heartless! because so far  
46 And because you were with me  
47 I've Already won your case!  
48 I'll See while I sigh  
49 The dispute is decided  
50 Recognize in this embrace  
51 Here, oh dear friend  
52 Let us go, we go, nice page  
53 Susanna does not come!  
54 Where are the good times  
55 I tell you, Mister  
56 Recount what I  
57 On the breeze... What a gentle zephyr  
58 Folded is the sheet  
59 Receive, oh mistress  
60 Such, Madame  
61 Behold the march, let's go  
62 Constant Lovers  
63 Yeah, the usual practice  
64 Visit friends! Constant Lovers...  
65 I mean I've lost  
66 Barbarina, what have you  
67 Soon warn Susanna  
68 The goat and the goat  
69 Missing in the pavilion  
70 In those 'years, where little val  
71 Everything is laid out  
72 Open a po'quegl'occhi  
73 Ma'am, she told me  
74 At last the moment  
75 Pray thee, come, do not delay  
76 The Wicked, and in that form mentia with me?  
77 Softly I will go more in  
78 The Party and at last the bold  
79 Everything is quiet and peaceful  
80 Peace, peace, my sweet darling  
81 People, people, weapons, weapons  
82 Countess forgiveness  
83 The day of torment  
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Almost one thousand miles east of Moscow, in the Russian city of Perm, the charismatic and provocative conductor Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna, the orchestra and choir he created, are recording Mozart's Da Ponte operas. These no-compromise studio recordings are the fruit of a unique way of living and working which Currentzis has established in this remote, formerly closed city, which was dedicated to arms manufacturing in Soviet times. 

In 2011, when invited meet the Artistic Director at Perm's opera house, Currentzis negotiated unheard-of conditions: unlimited rehearsal time; the freedom to schedule performances depending on the quality reached in rehearsals; and finally, the resources to explore with his musicians anything deemed necessary for a fuller understanding of the repertoire, from Baroque dance steps to 20th-century poetry and avant-garde cinema.

The orchestra and choir emphatically embrace a non-establishment attitude, constantly putting themselves in question and striving for perfection. As important as their musical prowess (many members are laureates of international competitions) is their willingness to 

undergo exceptional rigors to reach the shared artistic goals. Figaro was recorded in sessions of up to fourteen hours over eleven straight days and nights. It is an accepted part of these musicians' daily routine to spend a whole night of work and discussion about its progress at the opera house if necessary – or to devote a full rehearsal to shaping one single chord to perfection. Currentzis has tried to create an environment for those who search for what he calls "a real life in music." Since the founding of MusicAeterna, Currentzis and the ensemble have been awarded 4 Golden Masks – Russia's top performing arts award.

  • March 2020 GRAMOPHONE features Teodor Currentzis
    Posted At: February 26, 2020 12:00 AM

    The March 2020 issue Gramophone features revealing interviews with conductors Teodor Currentzis and Michael Tilson Thomas and, of course, the world's best classical music reviews. For the March issue of Gramophone, on sale now, Teodor Currentzis tells Peter Quantrill about his new recording of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony for Sony Classical, while Michael Tilson Thomas talks to Steven Winn about steppi...
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  • Russia's most spectacular film project - DAU features Teodor Currentzis / The Moscow Times
    Posted At: February 4, 2019 12:00 AM

    At the end of January, parts of what is surely Russia's most spectacular film project premiered in Paris. The project - something between a film series and an extended social and psychological experiment - is called "DAU" and directed by Ilya Khrzhanovsky, a filmmaker with only one major work before this project. It is based, in part, on the life of the Soviet scientist Lev Landau, here played by the cla...
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  • Surprise Mahler from Teodor Currentzis wMusicAeterna / The New York Times
    Posted At: October 28, 2018 12:00 AM

    For the very first time, Teodor Currentzis and his orchestra MusicAeterna have recorded a work by Gustav Mahler – his mighty Sixth Symphony. The new recording was just released on 26 October. The CD and digital will be followed by the release of the recording on vinyl in December. Long an admirer of Mahler's works, Currentzis states that he considers the 6th Symphony to be "…a masterpiece"&h...
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  • In his first prom, Teodor Currentzis pushes MusicAeterna in Beethoven. A sound as radical as when new / The Guardian
    Posted At: July 30, 2018 12:00 AM

    Teodor Currentzis stalks on to the Albert Hall stage during Prom 18, kisses MusicAeterna's leader, raises his arms, and … what do we hear? Beethoven. If you believed everything you read about Currentzis, the fact that we can instantly recognise the composer may come as a surprise. So much is made of his maverick nature, not to mention his fondness for making grand, mysterious statements ("I am a p...
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  • GRAMOPHONE congrats Teodor Currentzis & Igor Levit
    Posted At: January 27, 2018 12:00 AM

    Last issue's Recording of the Month was an extraordinary release by conductor Teodor Currentzis of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6, the Pathétique. A musician who single-mindedly sets out to reconsider how music – whether orchestral or opera – should be heard and recorded, it's no surprise that he's also a collaborator of Kopatchinskaja's. What unites them both is just how strongly they em...
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  • Teodor Currentzis: MusicAeterna : Tchaikovsky & Stravinsky makes HAARETZ - Best Classical Albums of 2016
    Posted At: January 8, 2017 12:00 AM

    A large number of classical CDs were released in 2016, of which I only heard a small fraction. Many people continue to prefer discs, but others, mainly young people, have switched to more contemporary media, notably streaming and YouTube. The immediate question is what a reviewer should focus on. As the streaming sites are basically organized in a format of albums, a CD review enables the reader to look ...
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  • Deutsche Welle releases documentary - 'Teodor Currentzis...the classical rebel'
    Posted At: November 3, 2016 12:00 AM

    'Teodor Currentzis, the classical rebel' shows how the Greek conductor blurs boundaries between genres, pursues thought-provoking projects, and pushes his MusicAeterna orchestra to its limits. Teodor Currentzis has been shaking up the music world provoking unusual reactions and in the classical world. A co-production of Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images and ZDF/Arte in cooperation with D...
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  • MusicAeterna: Teodor Currentzis - Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro is WCLV 'Choice CD for May'
    Posted At: May 1, 2014 12:00 AM

    Each month, WCLV: Cleveland Program Director Bill O'Connell selects a series of special CDs to be featured on the air throughout the month. For May Bill has selected MusicAeterna led by Teodor Currentzis in Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro -  on Sony Masterworks and is featuring on Mon 5/5, Wed 5/14, Fri 5/23. Almost one thousand miles east of Moscow, in the Russian city of Perm, the...
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  • Teodor Currentzis | MusicAeterna - Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro is CBC Music 'First Play'
    Posted At: February 11, 2014 12:00 AM

    Teodor Currentzis is a perfectionist to the point of obsession, which isn't such a bad quality for a conductor to have. The Greek-born conductor and his Russia-based MusicAeterna ensemble have recorded Mozart's entire The Marriage of Figaro opera with an unprecedented attention to detail.  Currentzis carefully controlled every corner of this recording, from finding the perfect acoust...
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