Le Nozze di Figaro
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1994-05-28
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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 |
