“COSÌ FAN TUTTE : Mozart
Original Air Date: 04/09/1988
Cast: Epstein; TeKanawa, Rendall, Montague, Hagegård, Hong, Cheek
Media: MOD Audio SID.16520123 Tags: Archive; 2016, Mozart
While the Met casting for Zauberflote may not always leave a memorable result, the broadcast annals have a number of fine Cosis, and this is one. Max Epstein, who was Levine’s chief assistant for several years before dying much too young (the Walkure studio recording is dedicated to him as he did the major musical preparation).
Te Kanawa always found Fiordiligi one of her most congenial assignments (and other Met Fiordiligis include such fine exponents as Steber (only available in the Sony studio recording because all her broadcasts are in translation), Vaness, Fleming (not on the airwaves, but a great studio recording, and a fine run at the Met), Lorengar (who followed TeKanawa in the new production and did the broadcast).”