Le nozze di Figaro [DVD recording] / Glyndebourne Festival Opera ; music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto, Lorenzo da Ponte ; an NVC Arts, Glyndebourne coproduction.
Gerald Finley, Alison Hagley, Renée Fleming, Andreas Schmidt, Mandred Röhrl, Wendy Hillhouse, Marie-Ange Todorovitch, Robert Tear, Donald Adams ; London Philharmonic ; Bernard Haitink, conductor. Originally released as an opera production in 1994. Based on the 1778 play "Les noces de Figaro" by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Performed at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera House, music performed by the London Philharmonic and conducted by Bernard Haitink, May 1994.
Summary:
A battle of the sexes, loaded with confusion, mixed identities, a boy dressed up as a girl, and hilarious dialogue with plenty of double entendre. The impending marriage of Figaro to Susanna is threatened by the scheming of Count Almaviva, who desires Susanna for himself, and Marcellina, who wants to marry Figaro herself. All problems are resolved with the help of Countess Almaviva, and the couple are able to marry.
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