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The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

20143h 18m

Overview

Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which opened the Met’s 2014–15 season, sets the action of Mozart’s timeless social comedy in a manor house in 1930s Seville. Ildar Abdrazakov leads the cast as the resourceful Figaro set on outwitting his master, the philandering Count Almaviva, played by Peter Mattei. Marlis Petersen sings Susanna, the object of the Count’s affection and Figaro’s bride-to-be, Amanda Majeski is the Countess, and Isabel Leonard gives a standout performance as the pageboy Cherubino. Music Director James Levine on the podium brings out all the humor, drama, and humanity of Mozart’s score.

Directed by Gary Halvorson
Written by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Lorenzo da Ponte
Produced by Richard Eyre
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Top Cast

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Amanda Majeski

Countess Almaviva

Marlis Petersen

Marlis Petersen

Susanna

Isabel Leonard

Isabel Leonard

Cherubino

Peter Mattei

Peter Mattei

Count Almaviva

Ildar Abdrazakov

Ildar Abdrazakov

Figaro

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MET Orchestra

Themes & Keywords

operaitalian operaopera buffa

About The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro is a music film released in 2014 exploring themes of opera, italian opera, opera buffa. Directed by Gary Halvorson, it stars Amanda Majeski, Marlis Petersen, Isabel Leonard. Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which opened the Met’s 2014–15 season, sets the action of Mozart’s timeless social comedy in a manor house in 1930s Seville. Ildar Abdrazakov leads the cast as the resourceful Figaro set on outwitting his master, the philandering Count Almaviva, played by Peter Mattei. Marlis Petersen sings Susanna, the object of the Count’s affection and Figaro’s bride-to-be, Amanda Majeski is the Countess, and Isabel Leonard gives a standout performance as the pageboy Cherubino. Music Director James Levine on the podium brings out all the humor, drama, and humanity of Mozart’s score.

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