| Description |
1 videodisc (190 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as an opera production in 1994. |
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Based on the 1778 play "Les noces de Figaro" by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. |
| Credits |
Original music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; production designer, John Gunter ; choreographer, Jenny Weston. |
| Cast |
Gerald Finley, Alison Hagley, Renée Fleming, Andreas Schmidt, Mandred Röhrl, Wendy Hillhouse, Marie-Ange Todorovitch, Robert Tear, Donald Adams. |
| Event |
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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Language |
Italian dialogue, English, French, Japanese or Spanish subtitles. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Sexual ethics -- Drama.
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Tensons, Romance-language -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Comedy films.
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Stage adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Flind, Simon.
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Bailey, Derek.
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Finley, Gerald, 1960-
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Hagley, Alison.
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Fleming, Renée.
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Schmidt, Andreas, 1960-
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Röhrl, Manfred, 1935-
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Hillhouse, Wendy.
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Todorovitch, Marie-Ange.
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Tear, Robert.
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Adams, Donald.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
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Gunter, John.
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Weston, Jenny.
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Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
Mariage de Figaro.
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Channel Four (Great Britain)
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Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company.
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NVC Arts (Firm)
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Warner Music Vision (Firm)
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Kultur Video.
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| ISBN |
0769775691 |
| Standard No. |
032031203990 |
| Music No. |
D2039 Kultur Video |
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