| Other author/creator | Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Ponnelle, Jean-Pierre, 1932-1988 director. |
| Other author/creator | Prey, Hermann, 1929-1998, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Te Kanawa, Kiri performer. |
| Other author/creator | Ewing, Maria performer. |
| Other author/creator | Montarsolo, Paolo performer. |
| Other author/creator | Begg, Heather, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Kesteren, John van, 1921-2008 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Kraemmer, Hans, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Perry, Janet, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Caron, Willy, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro. |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Nozze di Figaro. |
| Other author/creator | Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH. |
| Other author/creator | Deutsche Grammophon (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp. |
| Other author/creator | Wiener Philharmoniker performer. |
| Abstract |
Aftermath of courtship by Count Almaviva to Rosina who had been the ward of Dr. Bartolo. The courtship involved the count in actions supported by the town barber Figaro. Dr. Bartolo and a former servant Marcellina conspire to seek revenge on Figaro. |
| General note | Originally produced in 1976. |
| General note | Based on Le mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais. |
| General note | Booklet containing an interview with Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and synopsis, both in English, translated from German inserted in container. |
| Credits | Staged, directed and designed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. |
| Performer |
Hermann Prey (Figaro) ; Mirella Freni (Susanna) ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Il Conte di Almaviva) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (La Contessa di Almaviva) ; Maria Ewing (Cherubino) ; Paolo Montarsolo (Bartolo) ; Heather Begg (Marcellina) ; John Van Kesteren (Basilio) ; Hans Kraemmer (Antonio) ; Janet Perry (Barbarina) ; Willy Caron (Don Curzio) ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Karl Böhm, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Filmed in London, Shepperton, Studios, 6/1976; sound recording: Vienna, Sofiensaal, 12/1975. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD NTSC, region 0, full screen (4:3) presentation; PCM stereo., DTS 5.1. |
| Language | Sung in Italian; optional subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese. |
| Genre/form | Operas. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| UPC |
044007340349 |
| Publisher number | B0004354-09 Deutsche Grammophon |
