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The Marriage of Figaro (1994)
Directed by Derek Bailey, Stephen Medcalf
Overview
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.
Actors
Renée Fleming | Gerald Finley | Alison Hagley | Andreas Schmidt | Manfred Röhrl | Wendy Hillhouse | Marie-Ange Todorovitch | Donald Adams | Robert Tear | John Graham-Hall | Susan Gritton | Liza Pulman