Opera Milestone: May 1Mozart's Opera Marriage of Figaro Premieres
This day, May 1 (1786), Mozart's opera buffa Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) is first performed, in Burgtheater, Vienna.
The Marriage of Figaro is one of the most popular operas of Mozart and most frequently performed worldwide. Le nozze di Figaro (English: The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492 is a comic (buffa) opera in four acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1786. The Italian libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journee, ou le Mariage de Figaro (English: "The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro"), which was first performed in 1784.
Below: The
1976 Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Marriagee of Figaro film with Hermann Prey, Mirella Freni,
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Kiri Te Kanawa & Maria Ewing. Conducted by
Karl Böhm with the Wiener Philharmoniker. YouTube, uploaded by KiriOnLine.
Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozzee di Figaro) tells how the servants Figaro and Susanna succeed in getting married by foiling the efforts of their philandering employer Count Almaviva to seduce Susanna, and teaching him a lesson in faithfulness.
Videos:
1. Mozart's opera - Le Nozze Di Figaro (The Marriage Of Figaro). Paris 1993 production, directed by Olivier Mille and conducted by John Eliot Gardiner. Cast: Figaro - Bryn Terfel, Il Conte d'Almaviva - Rodney Gilfry, Susanna - Alison Hagley, La Contessa d'Almaviva - Hillevi Martinpelto
Cherubino - Pamela Helen Stephen, Don Basilio/Don Curzio - Francis Egerton, Marcellina - Susan McCulloch, Dottor Bartolo - Carlos Feller, Antonio - Julian Clarkson, Barbarina - Constanze Backes
Apology: The video is no longer available at YouTube. / 11 August 2021.
2. A performance from Le Nozze di Figaro, a beautiful Susanna-Contessa duet 'Canzonetta sull'aria' performed by Lucia Popp and Gundula Janowitz. Conducted by Georg Solti at Paris Opera Garnier in 1980. Stage production by Giorgio Strelher. Cast: Jose Van Dam (Figaro), Lucia Popp (Susanna), Gundula Janowitz (Contessa Almaviva), Gabriel Bacquier (Almaviva), Federica Von Stade (Cherubino), Jane Berbié (Marcellina).
(I originally published at Suite101.com, 2007, posted here with changes May 1, 2016. / Tel)
(c) May 2016. Update July 10, 2018. Tel. Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
Videos:
1. Mozart's opera - Le Nozze Di Figaro (The Marriage Of Figaro). Paris 1993 production, directed by Olivier Mille and conducted by John Eliot Gardiner. Cast: Figaro - Bryn Terfel, Il Conte d'Almaviva - Rodney Gilfry, Susanna - Alison Hagley, La Contessa d'Almaviva - Hillevi Martinpelto
Cherubino - Pamela Helen Stephen, Don Basilio/Don Curzio - Francis Egerton, Marcellina - Susan McCulloch, Dottor Bartolo - Carlos Feller, Antonio - Julian Clarkson, Barbarina - Constanze Backes
Apology: The video is no longer available at YouTube. / 11 August 2021.
2. A performance from Le Nozze di Figaro, a beautiful Susanna-Contessa duet 'Canzonetta sull'aria' performed by Lucia Popp and Gundula Janowitz. Conducted by Georg Solti at Paris Opera Garnier in 1980. Stage production by Giorgio Strelher. Cast: Jose Van Dam (Figaro), Lucia Popp (Susanna), Gundula Janowitz (Contessa Almaviva), Gabriel Bacquier (Almaviva), Federica Von Stade (Cherubino), Jane Berbié (Marcellina).
3.The Marriage of Figaro - Overture (Mozart; Orchestra of The Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano). YouTube, uploaded by Royal Opera House. Accessed May 2, 2016.
Trivia:
Five Facts to know about Mozart and Da Ponte’s The Marriage of Figaro. Opera Sense. Published by Trevor Gillis, December 3, 2016.
Video Credit:
Video Credit:
Mozart's opera Le nozze di Figaro. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. The Marriage of Figaro Film. YouTube, KiriOnLine. The
1976 Jean-Pierre Ponnelle film with Hermann Prey, Mirella Freni,
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Kiri Te Kanawa & Maria Ewing. Conducted by
Karl Böhm with the Wiener Philharmoniker. Accessed July 10, 2018.
Lucia Popp and Gundula Janowitz: "Sul' aria". YouTube, uploaded by muezzab. Accessed May 1, 2016.
Resources:
Cairns, David (2007). Mozart and His Operas. Penguin Publishers.
Lucia Popp and Gundula Janowitz: "Sul' aria". YouTube, uploaded by muezzab. Accessed May 1, 2016.
Resources:
Cairns, David (2007). Mozart and His Operas. Penguin Publishers.
The Marriage of Figaro. en.wikipedia.org.
(I originally published at Suite101.com, 2007, posted here with changes May 1, 2016. / Tel)
(c) May 2016. Update July 10, 2018. Tel. Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
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