Le nozze di Figaro /

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 t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company; NVC Arts Firm; Warner Music Vision Firm; Kultur Video
Group Author: Finley, Gerald, 1960; Hagley, Alison; Fleming, Renée; Schmidt, Andreas, 1960; Hillhouse, Wendy; Todorovitch, Marie-Ange; Tear, Robert; Adams, Donald; Haitink, Bernard, 1929; Flind, Simon; Bailey, Derek; Gunter, John, 1938-2016; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791; Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799
Published: Kultur Video,
Publisher Address: West Long Branch, NJ :
Publication Dates: [2013]
©1994
Literature type: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language: Italian
English
French
German
Spanish
Subjects:
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.
Item Description: Title from container.
Originally released as an opera production in 1994.
Based on the 1778 play "Les noces de Figaro" by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais.
Carrier Form: 1 videodisc (190 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience: MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits: Music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto, Lorenzo da Ponte ; an NVC Arts, Glyndebourne coproduction.
ISBN: 9780769750149 :
0769750141
Index Number: PN1997
CLC: J653.2
Call Number: #WDVD/190515