Royal Opera House: The Marriage of Figaro

2006 3h 4m IT

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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David McVicar's spellbinding production of LE NOZZE DI FIGARO is set in 1830s post-revolution France, where the inexorable unravelling of an old order has produced acute feelings of loss. In the relationship between Finley's suave, dashingly self-absorbed Count and Röschmann's passionately dignified Countess, which lies at the tragic heart of the opera, the sexy ease between a feisty Figaro (Erwin Schrott) and a sassy Susanna (Miah Persson) is starkly absent, the tenacious spark between Marcellina (Graciela Araya) and Bartolo (Jonathan Veira) suggesting what might be rekindled. The production is superbly complemented by the beauty of Paule Constable's lighting and Tanya McCallin's evocative sets. Antonio Pappano conducts (and accompanies the recitatives) with invigorating wit and emotional depth.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Erwin Schrott
Figaro
Miah Persson
Susanna
Gerald Finley
Comte Almaviva
Dorothea Röschmann
Comtesse Almaviva
Graciela Araya
Marcellina
Ana James
Barbarina
Rinat Shaham
Cherubino
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Self - Orchestra

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jonathan Haswell
Writers: Lorenzo da Ponte
Languages: Italian
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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At 184 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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2 / 6

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

ERA

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Erwin Schrott and Miah Persson and Gerald Finley carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1229379 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jonathan Haswell directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 184 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Erwin Schrott and Miah Persson and Gerald Finley carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1229379 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.