The Marriage of Figaro (1994)
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.
Directors: Stephen Medcalf, Derek Bailey.
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Alison Hagley as Susanna |
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Gerald Finley as Figaro |
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Renée Fleming as Countess Almaviva |
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Andreas Schmidt as Count Almaviva |
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Manfred Röhrl as Bartolo |
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Wendy Hillhouse as Marcellina |
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Marie-Ange Todorovitch as Cherubino |
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Donald Adams as Antonio |
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Robert Tear as Don Basilio |
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John Graham-Hall as Don Cruzio |
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Susan Gritton as Barbarina |
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Liza Pulman as Bridesmaid |
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London Philharmonic Orchestra as Orchestra |
| Writing | Lorenzo da Ponte | Writer |
| Writing | Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais | Original Story |
| Directing | Stephen Medcalf | Director |
| Directing | Derek Bailey | Director |
| Sound | Bernard Haitink | Conductor |
| Lighting | Pat Collins | Lighting Design |
| Sound | Derek Bailley | Conductor |
| Directing | Michael Wallin | Assistant Director |
| Art | John Gunter | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Gunter | Costume Designer |
| Crew | Jenny Weston | Choreographer |
| Crew | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Compositor |
