

May 28, 1994
3h 9m
IT
Stephen Medcalf
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.

Alison Hagley
Susanna

Gerald Finley
Figaro

Renée Fleming
The Countess


Lorenzo da Ponte
2
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
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
N/A
NVC Arts
GB

Channel 4 Television
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