| Description |
2 videodiscs (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
|
optical |
|
mixed |
|
NTSC |
|
video file |
|
DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 0, full screen (4:3) presentation; PCM stereo., DTS 5.1. |
| Performer |
Hermann Prey (Figaro) ; Mirella Freni (Susanna) ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Il Conte di Almaviva) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (La Contessa di Almaviva) ; Maria Ewing (Cherubino) ; Paolo Montarsolo (Bartolo) ; Heather Begg (Marcellina) ; John Van Kesteren (Basilio) ; Hans Kraemmer (Antonio) ; Janet Perry (Barbarina) ; Willy Caron (Don Curzio) ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Karl Böhm, conductor. |
| Credits |
Staged, directed and designed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 1976. |
|
Based on Le mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais. |
| Event |
Filmed in London, Shepperton, Studios, 6/1976; sound recording: Vienna, Sofiensaal, 12/1975. |
| Note |
Booklet containing an inverview with Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and synopsis in German with English and French translations (39 p.) inserted in container. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Aftermath of courtship by Count Almaviva to Rosina who had been the ward of Dr. Bartolo. The courtship involved the count in actions supported by the town barber Figaro. Dr. Bartolo and a former servant Marcellina conspire to seek revenge on Figaro. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian; optional subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
|
|
Operas.
|
| Subject |
Operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
|
|
Video recordings.
|
| Added Author |
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
|
|
Ponnelle, Jean-Pierre, 1932-1988.
|
|
Prey, Hermann, 1929-1998.
|
|
Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020.
|
|
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012.
|
|
Te Kanawa, Kiri.
|
|
Ewing, Maria.
|
|
Montarsolo, Paolo.
|
|
Begg, Heather.
|
|
Kesteren, John van, 1921-2008.
|
|
Kraemmer, Hans.
|
|
Perry, Janet.
|
|
Caron, Willy.
|
|
Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981.
|
|
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
Mariage de Figaro.
|
|
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Nozze di Figaro.
|
|
Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH.
|
|
Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
|
|
Universal Music & Video.
|
|
Wiener Philharmoniker.
|
| Standard No. |
044007340349 |
| Music No. |
00440 073 4034 Deutsche Grammophon |
|
B0004354-09 Deutsche Grammophon |
|
