380248
380248

The Marriage of Figaro

1994-05-28
8.5
it 189m
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.

Writer

Lorenzo da Ponte

Original Story

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Director

Derek Bailey

Director

Stephen Medcalf

Conductor

Bernard Haitink

Lighting Design

Pat Collins

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • Channel 4 Television
  • Glyndebourne Festival Opera
  • NVC Arts