The marriage of Figaro : a comic opera in 4 acts /

The marriage of Figaro : a comic opera in 4 acts /

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Tells the tale of the servant Figaro, who is about to marry the maid Susanna. Unfortunately Count Almaviva has been keeping an eye on Susanna for himself and tries to prevent this marriage with the help of Bortolo, the doctor, but is continually thwarted.

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Corporate Authors: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus (Performer), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer), Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Other Authors: Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838 (Librettist), Hall, Peter, 1930-2017 (Producer), Burton, Humphrey, 1931- (Producer), Heather, Dave, 1941-2005 (Director), Skram, Knut, 1937- (Performer), Cotrubas, Ileana (Performer), Te Kanawa, Kiri (Performer), Luxon, Benjamin (Performer), Von Stade, Frederica (Performer), Rintzler, Marius (Performer), Condò, Nucci (Performer), Fryatt, John (Performer), Dickerson, Bernard (Performer), Lawlor, Thomas (Performer), Gale, Elizabeth, 1948- (Performer), Isepp, Martin (Performer), Pritchard, John, 1921-1989 (Conductor), Bury, John, 1925-2000 (Designer), Bryan, Robert, 1934- (Lighting designer), Versey, Hedley (Lighting designer), Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:Italian
German
French
English
Spanish
Published: [Leipzig, Germany] : Arthaus Musik, [2004]
Series:Mozart Glyndebourne-Collection
Subjects:
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama.
Marriage > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Filmed performances.
Opera films.
Operas.
Description
Summary:Tells the tale of the servant Figaro, who is about to marry the maid Susanna. Unfortunately Count Almaviva has been keeping an eye on Susanna for himself and tries to prevent this marriage with the help of Bortolo, the doctor, but is continually thwarted.
Item Description:Originally broadcast on British television in 1974.
Program notes by Babette Hesse, in English, French, and German (19 pages : portraits) inserted in container.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Format:DVD 9; region 0 (worldwide); NTSC; picture format: 4:3 (full screen); PCM stereo.
Production Credits:Designed by John Bury ; lighting, Robert Bryan, Hedley Versey.