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With Both Farce And Feeling, Currentzis' 'Figaro' Succeeds Magnificently

By Lloyd Schwartz
Published August 19, 2014 at 12:17 PM PDT
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There are many recordings of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.Do we need another? In the case of this new recording led by the young Greek conductor Teodor Currentzis, Fresh Air classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz says, "Absolutely."

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Lloyd Schwartz
Lloyd Schwartz is the classical music critic for NPR's Fresh Airwith Terry Gross.
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