Jay Aldridge wrote: >I recently saw a live performance of Mozart's "The Marriage Of Figaro" and >was wondering why three arias were left out in the beginning of the fourth >act. Barbarina's, Marcellina's, and Basilio's arias are those in question. I think that these are more often tradtional theatre cuts rather than those imposed by recording companies. Tony Duggan, England. My developing Mahler recordings survey: http://www.musicweb.force9.co.uk/music/Mahler/