Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Glyndebourne 1990- Intermission feature

In 1990 the Glyndebourne Festival had a little revolution in its sacred halls: Simon Rattle conducted a production of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro. What was so special about this production is the fact that for the first time in the festival's history an orchestra of period instruments was used. To up the ante, there was also a radical departure of its 56 year old established performance practice: Mozart was to be performed with full use of appoggiaturas and ornamentation.

This section is actually the intermission feature in which Rattle, Charles Mackerras and cast members talk about the then-new experience of Mozart with ornamentation and make a case for it.

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[AmericanEvita]

Felicity Palmer! She's a terrific mezzo soprano who can also act with the voice. She's a great artist. I love her roles including even Katisha from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. Her Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro is absolutely delightful, fiendish and scheming. Gotta love her!

[alejandra379]

Very educational, thank you very, very much.

[hohprof]

Thank you for uploading this! I remember seeing it first time around, but it's great to watch it again.