For the record, this very same production (by Jonathan Miller) was first unveiled in Vienna's Theater an der Wien in May of 1991 with this splendid cast. It was released on video by SONY and is now long overdue for rerelease on DVD.
I recently watched that one; if you search 'figaro abbado' you should see it. I noticed that the set is exactly the same and wondered if they shipped it from Vienna to New York, or what. That performance is good, yes, though I personally prefer this one in general.
Susanna looks so funny in Countess' clothes!
Bartoli makes a great job at making the audience laugh in this act.
Goncalo1221 1 year ago
who said opera was boring? ...i laughed so hard at this.
miep8675 1 year ago 6
Fantastic cast. Who sings Cherrubino ?
bobsopera 1 year ago
@bobsopera Susanne Mentzer
Kjevois 1 year ago
@Kjevois Thanks. Again, this is the best cast I can thing of, it also comes togehter I I mean.
bobsopera 1 year ago
i really like this video. It makes me laugh everytime. The cast is terrific in this.
kgmcal315 2 years ago 13
I absolutely love this video! The cast is terrific and and the music and sets are superb.
kgmcal315 2 years ago
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For the record, this very same production (by Jonathan Miller) was first unveiled in Vienna's Theater an der Wien in May of 1991 with this splendid cast. It was released on video by SONY and is now long overdue for rerelease on DVD.
La contessa Almaviva: Cheryl Studer
Il conte Almaviva: Ruggero Raimondi
Suzanna: Marie McLaughlin
Figaro: Lucio Gallo
Cherubino: Gabriele Sima
& others
Wiener Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Scalatti 3 years ago
I recently watched that one; if you search 'figaro abbado' you should see it. I noticed that the set is exactly the same and wondered if they shipped it from Vienna to New York, or what. That performance is good, yes, though I personally prefer this one in general.
comic4relief 2 years ago