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• La Finta Giardiniera - Mozart | DVD | (12/01/2005) from £14.34   |  Saving you £11.91 (91.06%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This sorely-neglected opera comes from Mozart's early catalogue. Written in 1774 it tells the story of a Countess who disguises herself as a gardener in order to find and forgive her lover who thinks he has killed her in a quarrel. The opera contains elements of both opera seria and opera buffa and contains a rich and full orchestration with prominent parts for wind in particular being an unusual feature. Stage direction comes from Swedish director Goran Jarvefelt who sadly die