The Marriage of Figaro

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Jan 01, 75 Comedy , Music

Overview

Mozart's Marriage of Figaro is a comedy whose dark undertones explore the blurred boundaries between dying feudalism and emerging Enlightenment. Herman Prey's Figaro is admirably sung in a firm baritone and aptly characterized. So too, is his antagonist, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as the Count perpetually frustrated by the scheming wiles of Figaro and Susanna, here the perky Mirella Freni, who sings and acts like a dream. The Countess is creamy-voiced Kiri Te Kanawa, and the Cherubino, Maria Ewing, looks just like the horny, teenaged page she's supposed to be. The all-star leads are complemented by worthy supporting singers, the Vienna Philharmonic at the top of its form, and the experienced Mozartian, Karl Böhm conducting a stylishly fleet performance.

Director
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Writer
Lorenzo da Ponte
Original Music Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Original Story
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Director of Photography
Ernst Wild

Top Billed Cast

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Il Conte di Almaviva
Kiri Te Kanawa
La Contessa di Almaviva
Maria Ewing
Cherubino
Heather Begg
Marcellina

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