The Ghosts of Versailles (1992)

Özet

What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible sequel is told in John Corigliano’s “grand opera buffa” The Ghosts of Versailles—an uproariously funny and deeply moving work inspired by Beaumarchais’s third Figaro play, La Mère Coupable, and commissioned by the Met to celebrate its 100th anniversary. This telecast captures its world premiere run, conducted by James Levine. Håkan Hagegård is Beaumarchais, Figaro’s creator, who is deeply in love with Marie Antoinette (Teresa Stratas in a heart-searing performance) and determined to rewrite history and save her from the guillotine. A young Renée Fleming, at the beginning of her international career, sings the unfaithful Rosina. Gino Quilico is the wily Figaro who tries to take matters in his own hands, and Marilyn Horne stops the show as the exotic entertainer Samira.

Oyuncular

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  Teresa Stratas

  Marie Antoinette

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  Håkan Hagegård

  Beaumarchais

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  Gino Quilico

  Figaro

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  Renée Fleming

  Rosina

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  Marilyn Horne

  Samira

• Graham Clark

  Bégearss

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  Judith Christin

  Susanna

• Peter Kazaras

  Count Almaviva

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  Tracy Dahl

  Florestine

• Neil Rosenshein

  Léon

• Stella Zambalis

  Cherubino

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  Wilbur Pauley

  Wilhelm

Ekip

Yönetmen

Brian Large, Colin Graham

Senaryo

William M. Hoffman

Yapımcı

Daniel Anker, Daniel Anker

Yönetici yapımcı

Peter Gelb

Müzik

John Corigliano

Kurgu

Gary Bradley