| Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) / Olmi, Furlanetto, Szymtka, Lyon National Opera [VHS] | ![Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) / Olmi, Furlanetto, Szymtka, Lyon National Opera [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RZD5SZ0TL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Maté Rabinovski
Actors: Giovanni Furlanetto, Elzbieta Szmytka, Janice Watson, Ludovic Tézier, Francesca Provvisionato
Studio: Kultur Video
Category: Video
List Price: $29.95
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Sales Rank: 342,210
Format: Classical, Color, NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 2
Running Time: 190 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.3 x 2.2
ISBN: 1561274844
UPC: 032031148437
EAN: 9781561274840
ASIN: 6304359853
Release Date: January 16, 1997
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Description
This acclaimed production by the former actor and director Jean-Pierre Vincent is infused with a real knowledge and understanding of Beaumarchais and da Ponte and is entirely faithful to the spirit of Mozart's immensely popular, vivacious amorous intrigue. Set in the eighteenth century, the subtly stylized stage designs by artist Jean Paul Chambas recreate the age of enlightenment with a Spanish flavor. Giovanni Furlanetto's Figaro is beautifully musical and well-acted, capturing all the gaiety, grace, goodwill and optimism of the part. Elzbieta Szmytka is a lively, natural and commanding Susanna. Vincent's exceptional production of Mozart's incomparable masterpiece is a spectacularly theatrical and musical experience. 193 minutes, with English subtitles.
Amazon.com
The Marriage of Figaro, as this elegant 1994 production brilliantly reminds us, was a French bedroom comedy before it became a Mozart opera. It is a classic of French literature, and it is still enjoyable as a spoken play after more than two centuries of existence. Its literary quality gives this production a special flavor. The music--some of Mozart's finest--is beautifully presented by a carefully chosen international cast (including Giovanni Furlanetto, Elzbieta Szymtka, Janice Watson, and Ludovic Tezier), but what sets this production apart is its theatrical flavor, cultivated by a director who is an expert on classic French theater. The standards of spoken theater are upheld in timing, body language, the inflection of punch lines. These qualities are more important here than in most operas; style is both crucial and elusive. Fortunately, the Opera de Lyon, one of most imaginative companies in Europe, shows an impressive sense of style. --Joe McLellan
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