1.   He is well supported by a fine cast, with top points going to the Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling as Susanna and the Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena as Cherubino.

2.   The Swedish soprano Katarina Dalayman sang five of the earlier songs.

3.   Surely no one has performed the role this thrillingly since Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson in her prime.

4.   Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson had just made her Met debut as Isolde to great acclaim, when her scheduled partner for the third performance fell ill.

5.   The Swedish soprano asked him why.