sleazy landlord vs. scheming servants

Advantages: Great singing and lively performances
Disadvantages: Live recording noises! Quite expensive

...If anyone had told me 4 years ago that I would become a huge opera buff I probably would have laughed in their face! But here I am, spending my money on buying operatic recordings, going to see operas, and singing opera. If you’re looking for an introduction to the world of opera, you won’t find a more perfect introduction than Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro - filled with wonderfully drawn characters and ‘hummable’ Mozart melodies, this was the first opera that really caught my interest and is still my favourite. ---Synopsis--- The opera is set in Spain (but is sung in Italian!) and the action takes place over the course of one day - the wedding day of Figaro and Susanna, both servants to the Count and Countess Almaviva. Unfortunately for the couple, the Count fancies Susanna and, as well as stalling...

bubblegum_princess 30.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro

The dastardly deed deveated

Advantages: Comic opera, beautiful melodies, superb ensembles
Disadvantages: Cannot compare to a live performance

...Opera is fast becoming far more accessible with regular performances staged at many UK theatres and a wide selection of DVDs and CDs now available. Ticket prices to live performances are however often very costly which can be prohibitive and off-putting. The last time I attended an opera, which was earlier this year, the tickets cost me £34 each (and these weren?t the best seats). Whilst, I much prefer watching a live performance, the cost does limit the amount of productions I can attend. DVDs provide an alternative opportunity to watch a performance recorded live at some the world?s best venues. The ambience won?t compare but it will enable viewing from the comfort of your home and you can move around freely. This 2 disc DVD recording of Mozart? opera, Le Nozze di Figaro (The marriage of Figaro, was recorded live in Zurich...

MAFARRIMOND 11.07.2004 (12.07.2004) · Read review
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Review of Le Nozze Di Figaro - Glyndebourne (DVD)

My new Nissan Figaro called 'Hiliary Duf'.

Advantages: It's small and easy to park and nippy around town. It's like being with a celebrity and it looks brilliant and sooooooo cute. I've fallen in love with it.
Disadvantages: I can't fine any apart from you wouldn't want to sit in the back for a long journey but I won't be as I'll be driving. Not a lot of storage space but okay for 2 small overnight bags and 2 adults.

...I recently bought a Nissan Figaro from a private dealer in Hartfield in the Ashdown Forest near East Grinstead (DTN Trading - Theo). He has been importing Nissan Fig's for the last 2 years and has 2 garages in his garden and a mechanic working with him and about 20 Nissan Figaros in various states of renovation. He sold us a lovely pale aqua Nissan Figaro (my favourite colour) for £4,800 and it has been re-conditioned to a very good standard. It has a new roof, re-conditioned leather interior, original floor mats and mud flaps, all the bodywork and chrome is in excellent condition with no dents or rusting, it beeps when you reverse, and the only thing that isn't working is the CD player but the cassette and radio work. He fitted an imobiliser to the car and he converted the km's to miles for me. It's a very cute baby and in the last...

poochielong 03.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of Nissan Figaro

Well, it's different!

Advantages: It's different, it puts a smile on your face; resale value, economical
Disadvantages: Parts can be expensive & hard to find, white interior will get dirty quick

...interpretation of the old Citroen 2CV van, this time it looked like it had just come off the set of a Walt Disney cartoon with its bug eyed headlamps & Mickey Mouse ears styled door mirrors. Based on the parts of the Nissan Sunny this whacky looking van was a sales sensation & had so much appeal for small businesses that required a van that attracted a lot of attention. Many made their way to the UK as personal imports & one ended up in the design museum in London. However, it was the third & final model that really got things stirred up; the Figaro was introduced at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show under the slogan "Back to the Future" & was based on the K10 Nissan Micra but influenced by 1950s /1960s European coupes. Only four colours were ever available which symbolised each season of the year, they were Emerald Green (Spring), Pale aqua (Summer...

ScottishWestie 08.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Nissan Figaro

Scarves, Pink T Shirts and unnecessary Sunglasses

Advantages: ...
Disadvantages: ....

...When a girl looks, then points and says "I want THAT car!" You know you can relax and expect to follow her gaze to discover it to be a classic or a prestige or the Batmobile. On this occasion however, the gaze was fixed to a tiny picture on the back of a paperback book, and the pointing was emphatic. After some long and dedicated research, namely Googling 'noddy car', I could formally identify the vehicle as a 1990 Nissan Figaro. The search to find a car to actually buy developed rapidly after trawling various sites thrown out by Google and after several fruitless weekends going to view examples for sale whose visible rust patches and tatty interiors had seen better days. We weren't put off or search after each disappointing journey back home, only slightly more enthusiastic about actually getting one of our own...

Muffin_the_Mule 15.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Nissan Figaro

Figs are the best cars ever, and also a solid investment!

Advantages: gorgeous retro style, investment, convertible, petrol consumption, reliable, makes people envious!
Disadvantages: Insurance

...I bought my Figaro named 'Willoughby' last February (2008) after wanting one for years, aside from a Daimler Dart they are my dream car! I struggled and had to work really hard to raise the money, but I managed it. I was dead set on having a purple one - I do love the original colours, but think that purple is the colour they were made to be!! I wanted to find one that was already sprayed purple as I knew how expensive good spray jobs were and knew I would struggle to afford to get it done. I bought the car from an importer in London, and managed to knock him down from £5,000 to £4,850. Many dealers sell Figaros for £8.,000+ and after looking at Figaros in many, many different places for sale, I can safely say that they are not always worth that much. You can find them for the price I did, in excellent condition with low mileage. My...

MoonSelkie 11.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Nissan Figaro

Back to the Future??

Advantages: Old but new car
Disadvantages: Insurance costs

...I was gobsmacked when my friend announced over the phone to me that she had brought a new car, and turned up in what I am only describe as something that's been imported from the past? Let's take a trip back in time, to the 1950's where on the roads you would find funky cars with excellent and the ultimate in design. Now lets come forward in time and imagine these cars still being on our roads of today?well not quite, but this is what you will think when you spot your first Nissan Figaro on the roads. You will feel like you've shot back 50 years?.. Back in 1991, the well know car company Nissan, arguably designed and produced a most unique car on the market at the time. It was born the "The Nissan Figaro" a cult car then and still is. The Figaro was meant to capture the general spirit of '50s cars in some way, rather than to be...

redballoon 13.04.2005 (25.11.2005) · Read review
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A glimpse of Mozart in the Figaro House

Advantages: An apartment where Mozart lived and worked
Disadvantages: Limited artifacts and displays

...Mozart had a number of residences whilst in Vienna. Not many are still standing, most were destroyed during WWll. There is, however, one that survived, a small apartment in a terraced building in a small narrow street within the Domgasse behind St Stephens Cathedral where Mozart lived from September, 1787. The period in which Mozart lived in this apartment were said to be the happiest for the composer. This was the peak of his musical career. He was successful and had popularity. He was married to the woman he loved, Constanza and had two adorable children (four others did not survive). The apartment is open to the public as a museum, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday. It is now referred to as Figaro House as the opera of the same name was composed here. To visit the museum, we took advantage of a guided tour in English which...

MAFARRIMOND 01.07.2004 · Read review
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Review of Figarohaus (Vienna)

A Memorable Portrait of Vesselina Kasarova

Advantages: Kasarova's personal touch. Virtuosic without showing off
Disadvantages: She doesn't keep singing forever

...any legato line to achieve it. Like her idol, WA Mozart, this gal can operate within the boundary while generating a singing experience that transcends it. The tracks included are: 1. HANDEL: Rinaldo: Or la tromba in suon festante 2. GLUCK: Orfeo ed Euridice: Che faro senza Euridice 3. MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete che cosa e amor 4. MOZART: Don Giovanni: Batti, batti, o bel Masetto 5. ROSSINI: La Cenerentola: Nacqui all'affanno/ Non piu mesta 6. ROSSINI: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa 7. ROSSINI: L'Italiana in Algeri: Amici in ogni evento/ Pensa alla patra 8. DONIZETTI: Anna Bolena: Spossa a Percy/ Per questa fiamma indomita 9. DONIZETTI: La Favorita: Fia dunque vero/ O mio Fernando 10. BELLINI: I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio Her repertoire had grown even wider since this CD...

EpinionSmorg 14.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Vesselina Kasarova: Famous Mezzo Arias

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - a genius!

Advantages: You learn more about a genius.
Disadvantages: If you love Mozart - rather go to Salzburg.

...at this address for approx. 2,5 years. He lived through many happy times with his family - his wife Constanze Weber and their son Karl (*1784). The house is situated behind the "Stephansdom", inside the Camesina-House. (Wien 1, Domgasse 5 / Schulerstraße 8; damals Stadt 846, Große Schulerstraße). What made this address famous? While Mozart was living there he composed more than anywhere else before. His most famous piece of art to be generated at "Figarohouse" was the opera "Le Nozze die figaro" (Figaro's Wedding). KV492. PRICES: Adults: 4 Euro Teachers, pupils, students, Groups of 10: 2 Euro Friday morning: FREE Sunday: FREE You can also request a guided tour for 2 Euros only! (If you buy the guided tour as well you will be entitled to visit a second music memorial place.) Brochures about "Figarohouse" are also...

nosey21 25.08.2004 · Read review
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