Le nozze di Figaro 1976

Sensity:	No
Imdb rate:	7.6
Imdb Votes:	165
Duration:	181 mins
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

Description:

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.