No matter how many times you've heard Le nozze di Figaro, you owe it to yourself to hear this Le nozze di Figaro. It is fresh and funny and silly and moving and enchanting and as wise and as knowing as the work itself. The singers are the ideal kind of opera singers who make you forget they're singing because their acting is so good and their characterization is so complete. And when you do attend to their singing, their exquisite tone and effortless virtuosity make you remember what great singing is all about. The conductor is the ideal kind of opera conductor who makes you forget he's conducting because the humor of the drama is so funny and the humanity of the drama is so profound. And when you do attend to Jacobs' conducting, it is so graceful and elegant that you remember all over again just what a supreme composer Mozart was. And when you attend to the playing of the Concerto Köln, you remember all over again what a great orchestrator Mozart was. Simply put, this is as great a Le nozze di Figaro as has ever been recorded and anyone who loves the work should listen to it. Harmonia Mundi's sound is as good as having the musicians standing before you.