Mozart's Marriage of Figaro is a comedy whose dark undertones explore the blurred boundaries between dying feudalism and emerging Enlightenment. Herman Prey's Figaro is admirably sung in a firm baritone and aptly characterized. So too, is his antagonist, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as the Count perpetually frustrated by the scheming wiles of Figaro and Susanna, here the perky Mirella Freni, who sings and acts like a dream. The Countess is creamy-voiced Kiri Te Kanawa, and the Cherubino, Maria Ewing, looks just like the horny, teenaged page she's supposed to be. The all-star leads are complemented by worthy supporting singers, the Vienna Philharmonic at the top of its form, and the experienced Mozartian, Karl Böhm conducting a stylishly fleet performance.

Keywords: opera,

Title: Le nozze di Figaro
Imdb rate: 7.6
Imdb votes: 165
Year: 1976
Language: Italian
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: West Germany
Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Writers: Lorenzo da Ponte, Beaumarchais, Jean-Louis Martinoty
Actors:
Hermann Prey
Mirella Freni
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Awards: N/A