Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Claudio Abbado / Vienna State Opera (1991)

[McCrutchy]

Just to add, here's a capsule review of the VHS tape from the Los Angeles Times in November 1993:

Claudio Abbado proves he is as adept a Mozartean as he is a Verdian in a 1991 “Nozze di Figaro” (Sony SHV 46406) from Vienna. He reminds one of the unspoiled Karajan of the ‘50s with his lovingly disciplined command of the ensemble. Cheryl Studer’s limpid, achingly sad Countess stands out, as does Ruggero Raimondi’s bel-canto horniness as the Count. Lucio Gallo is an unusually boyish Figaro, seeming much younger than the somewhat coarse (both vocally and physically) Susanna of Marie McLaughlin. Jonathan Miller’s staging is inventive without descending to vulgarity or camp.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-...111-story.html

It's a bit odd that none of the video releases are up on Discogs.