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Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Marriage of Figaro

Released: 1995-01-01
Studios: ZDF/3sat,


With the opera "Le nozze di Figaro" commenced the remarkably successful cooperation between Mozart and his librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. The first night of "Figaro", presumably Mozart's most perfect musical comedy, was held in Vienna on May 1st, 1786. It is based on Beumarchais' "scandalous" comedy "La Folle Journée ou Le Mariage de Figaro" which, after its first staging in the pre-revolutionary Paris of 1784, soon became a huge success throughout Europe. For the opera, the revolutionary content of the intricate comedy of love and conspiracy against the background of noble capriciousness was actually toned down but not completely abandoned. The extensive ensemble scenes, the treatment of the orchestra and the delicately nuanced musical profiles of the characters hit the target and, looking back, proved to be pioneering for following generations of musicians.

Director / Directors



Cast

Peter Ustinov
Character: Narrator
Giuseppe Taddei
Character: Figaro
Anna Moffo
Character: Susanna

Eberhard Wächter
Character: Il Conte d'Almaviva
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Character: La Contessa d'Almaviva
Fiorenza Cossotto
Character: Cherubino

Ivo Vinco
Character: Bartolo
Dora Gatta
Character: Marcellina
Renato Ercolani
Character: Don Basilio / Don Curzio

Elisabetta Fusco
Character: Barbarina
Piero Cappuccilli
Character: Antonio
Gillian Spencer
Character: Ragazzo

Diana Gillingham
Character: Ragazzo


Production and Crew