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Le Nozze di Figaro

90 %|May 28, 1994|Music

Live from Glyndebourne 1994. The first production to be filmed Live in Glyndebourne´s new opera house May 1994. The Marriage of Figaro is a continuation of the plot of The Barber of Seville several years later, and recounts a single “day of madness” in the palace of the Count Almaviva near Seville, Spain. Rosina is now the Countess; Dr. Bartolo is seeking revenge against Figaro for thwarting his plans to marry Rosina himself; and Count Almaviva has degenerated from the romantic youth of Barber into a scheming, bullying, skirt-chasing baritone. This follows the Count trying to obtain favours from Susanna, Figaro’s bride to be, under the nose of the Countess.

Featured Crew

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Original Music Composer
Lorenzo da Ponte
Writer
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Original Story
Bernard Haitink
Music Director
Stephen Medcalf
Director
Derek Bailey
Director

Cast

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Renée Fleming
Countess Almaviva
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Andreas Schmidt
Count Almaviva
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Wendy Hillhouse
Marcellina
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Robert Tear
Don Basilio
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Susan Gritton
Barbarina
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Liza Pulman
Bridesmaid