The Marriage of Figaro
1975, Italian. Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.
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.
- Runtime
- 3h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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Cast & crew
- Jean-Pierre PonnelleDirector
- Hermann PreyFigaro
- Mirella FreniSusanna
- Dietrich Fischer-DieskauIl Conte di Almaviva
- Kiri Te KanawaLa Contessa di Almaviva
- Maria EwingCherubino
- Heather BeggMarcellina
- Paolo MontarsoloBartolo
- John van KesterenBasilio
- Willy CaronDon Curzio
- Hans KraemmerAntonio
- Janet PerryBarbarina
- Karl BöhmSelf - Conductor
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1975
- Original title
- Le nozze di Figaro
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Lorenzo da Ponte, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Jean-Louis Martinoty
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The Marriage of Figaro runs 181 minutes (3h 1m).
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The Marriage of Figaro isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1975. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Marriage of Figaro?
The Marriage of Figaro (1975) was directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and stars Hermann Prey, Mirella Freni, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.