The Marriage of Figaro

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.

Cast

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

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