The Marriage of Figaro
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.
Director
Derek Bailey
Top Cast
Alison Hagley
Susanna
Gerald Finley
Figaro
Renée Fleming
Countess Almaviva
Andreas Schmidt
Count Almaviva
Manfred Röhrl
Bartolo
Wendy Hillhouse
Marcellina
Marie-Ange Todorovitch
Cherubino
Donald Adams
Antonio
Robert Tear
Don Basilio
John Graham-Hall
Don Cruzio
