The Marriage of Figaro (1975)
Le nozze di Figaro
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.
- Date of release
- 1975-01-01
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 3h 1m
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Casting
- Hermann Prey — Figaro
- Mirella Freni — Susanna
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau — Il Conte di Almaviva
- Kiri Te Kanawa — La Contessa di Almaviva
- Maria Ewing — Cherubino
- Heather Begg — Marcellina
- Paolo Montarsolo — Bartolo
- John van Kesteren — Basilio
- Willy Caron — Don Curzio
- Hans Kraemmer — Antonio
- Janet Perry — Barbarina
- Karl Böhm — Self - Conductor
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