Release Date

01 Jan, 1975

Runtime

03:01: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Mozart's Marriage of Figaro is a comedy whose dark undertones explore the blurred boundaries between dying feudalism and emerging Enlightenment. Herman Prey's Figaro is admirably sung in a firm baritone and aptly characterized. So too, is his antagonist, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as the Count perpetually frustrated by the scheming wiles of Figaro and Susanna, here the perky Mirella Freni, who sings and acts like a dream. The Countess is creamy-voiced Kiri Te Kanawa, and the Cherubino, Maria Ewing, looks just like the horny, teenaged page she's supposed to be. The all-star leads are complemented by worthy supporting singers, the Vienna Philharmonic at the top of its form, and the experienced Mozartian, Karl Böhm conducting a stylishly fleet performance.

Original Title

Le nozze di Figaro

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Actors

Hermann Prey

Mirella Freni

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Kiri Te Kanawa

Maria Ewing

Heather Begg

Paolo Montarsolo

John van Kesteren

Willy Caron

Hans Kraemmer

Janet Perry

Karl Böhm

Crew

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Lorenzo da Ponte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Ernst Wild