Le Nozze di Figaro
1994Live 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.
Acted in
Renée Fleming
as Countess Almaviva
Gerald Finley
as Figaro
Alison Hagley
as Susanna
Andreas Schmidt
as Count Almaviva
Manfred Röhrl
as Bartolo
Wendy Hillhouse
as Marcellina
Marie-Ange Todorovitch
as Cherubino
Donald Adams
as Antonio
Robert Tear
as Don Basilio
John Graham-Hall
as Don Cruzio
Susan Gritton
as Barbarina
Liza Pulman
as Bridesmaid