Le nozze di Figaro (TV 1994)

Director:

Derek Bailey

Writers:

Beaumarchais (play), Lorenzo da Ponte (libretto)

Stars:

Gerald Finley, Alison Hagley, Renée Fleming

Cast

Cast overview:
Gerald Finley	...	Figaro
Alison Hagley	...	Susanna
Renée Fleming	...	The Countess
Andreas Schmidt	...	Count Almaviva
Mandred Röhrl	...	Bartolo
Wendy Hillhouse	...	Marcellina
Marie-Ange Todorovitch	...	Cherubino
Robert Tear	...	Don Basilio
Donald Adams	...	Antonio
John Graham-Hall	...	Don Cruzio
Susan Gritton	...	Barbarina
Liza Pulman	...	Bridesmaid

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

opera | comic opera | based on play | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

Italian

Filming Locations:

Sussex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Channel 4 Television Corporation, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, NVC Arts

Technical Specs

Runtime:

189 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Excellent quality staging

A failsafe start to the first season in the new house in 1994: Haitink conducts young rising stars in the house composer's most charming romcom. Interestingly a narrowed stage created with a wings-height set recalls the proportions of the old house and the cross-hatched style design rings with the seminal Rake's Progress design Hockney contributed to the house in the past. Something new, something old...

At the head of the ensemble is Renee Fleming rolling out her honeyed soprano in most luxuriant advertisement for those who hadn't heard her already. Finley and Hagley are a perfectly matched couple of put upon downstairs mischief-makers and a host of old favourites ensures the fun and value of the show. It would take Graham Vick and Peter Sellars to really kick the place into life over the next couple of years though. 6/10