MusicWeb international
2021 September
By
By
Simon Thompson (musikanmelder)
2021 September
"This film records for posterity Jonathan Miller's famous "Armani Così" at Covent Garden, so called because of the frequent use of that fashion house's suits as costumes ... This revival had a great cast to help it along. Maria Bengtsson is a wonderful Fiordiligi, her singing sensitive, secure and deeply nuanced ... Jurgita Adamonyté's Dorabella is well also sweet and light ... My favourite among the men was Stéphane Degout's Guglielmo: his is a warm, humane baritone who sings with great beauty rather than just buffo humour ... Thomas Hengelbrock's acres of experience with period performance means that Mozart's score crackles under his direction. The vocal ensembles, in particular, are a delight ... If you're looking for a modern dress Così ... then Miller's is one of the best ones to go for ... Humane, warm and satisfying: hard to ask for much more than that in Mozart".