The Marriage of Figaro (1975)
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
Writers:
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Jean-Louis Martinoty.
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Hermann Prey as Figaro |
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Mirella Freni as Susanna |
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as Il Conte di Almaviva |
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Kiri Te Kanawa as La Contessa di Almaviva |
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Maria Ewing as Cherubino |
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Heather Begg as Marcellina |
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Paolo Montarsolo as Bartolo |
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John van Kesteren as Basilio |
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Willy Caron as Don Curzio |
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Hans Kraemmer as Antonio |
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Janet Perry as Barbarina |
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Karl Böhm as Self - Conductor |
| Directing | Jean-Pierre Ponnelle | Director |
| Writing | Lorenzo da Ponte | Writer |
| Sound | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais | Original Story |
| Camera | Ernst Wild | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jean-Pierre Ponnelle | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jean-Louis Martinoty | Screenplay |
| Production | Fritz Buttenstedt | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Gudrun Keyser | Editor |
| Art | Otto Pischinger | Production Design |
| Art | Jean-Pierre Ponnelle | Production Design |
| Art | Thomas Riccabona | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Pierre Ponnelle | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fredy Arnold | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dagmar Friedrich-Vacan | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brigitta Wehrand | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Horant H. Hohlfeld | Production Manager |
| Directing | Sonja Frisell | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Annerose Schleining-Kercher | Assistant Director |
| Sound | James Lock | Sound |
| Sound | Rolf P. Schröder | Sound |
| Lighting | Bob Bremner | Gaffer |
| Camera | Kurt Brückner | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Axel de Roche | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ernst Stritzinger | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Karl Böhm | Conductor |
