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The Marriage of Figaro

1994-05-28
9
it
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.

Writer

Lorenzo da Ponte

Music Director

Bernard Haitink

Original Story

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Director

Derek Bailey

Original Music Composer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Director

Stephen Medcalf

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United Kingdom

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