The Marriage of Figaro
movie
Released January 01, 1975
Overview
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.
Cast
Hermann Prey
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Figaro
Mirella Freni
as
Susanna
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
as
Il Conte di Almaviva
Kiri Te Kanawa
as
La Contessa di Almaviva
Maria Ewing
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Cherubino
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Heather Begg
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Marcellina
Paolo Montarsolo
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Bartolo
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John van Kesteren
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Basilio
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Willy Caron
as
Don Curzio
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Hans Kraemmer
as
Antonio
Janet Perry
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Barbarina
Karl Böhm
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Self - Conductor
Crew
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
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Director
Lorenzo da Ponte
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Writer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Original Music Composer
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
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Original Story
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Ernst Wild
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Director of Photography
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
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Screenplay
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Jean-Louis Martinoty
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Screenplay
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Fritz Buttenstedt
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Executive Producer
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Gudrun Keyser
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Editor
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Otto Pischinger
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Production Design
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
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Production Design
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Thomas Riccabona
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Production Design