The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro (1975)


  • Genre: Comedy, Music
  • Release Date: 1975-01-01
  • User Rating: 7.7/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 3h 1min
  • Language: Italiano
  • Production Company: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
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Summary

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.

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  • Hermann Prey

    as Figaro
  • Mirella Freni

    as Susanna
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

    as Il Conte di Almaviva
  • Kiri Te Kanawa

    as Cherubino
  • Maria Ewing

    as Cherubino
  • Heather Begg

    as Marcellina
  • Paolo Montarsolo

    as Bartolo
  • John van Kesteren

    as Basilio
  • Willy Caron

    as Don Curzio
  • Hans Kraemmer

    as Antonio
  • Janet Perry

    as Barbarina
  • Karl Böhm

    as Self - Conductor
Directing Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Director
Writing Lorenzo da Ponte Writer
Sound Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Original Music Composer
Writing Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais Original Story
Camera Ernst Wild Director of Photography