Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (DVD) – Riccardo Fassi, Giulia Semenzato

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artists: Riccardo Fassi, Giulia Semenzato, Germán E. Alcántara, Federica Lombardi, Hanna Hipp, Gregory Bonfatti, Monica Bacelli, Gianluca Buratto, Jeremy White, Alexandra Lowe, Alasdair Elliott, Helen Withers, Miranda Westcott, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: David McVicar
Video Format: NTSC 16:9
Sound Format: Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.0
Region: All Regions
Language: Italian
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Opus Arte
Release Date: July 13, 2023
Run Time: 185 minutes; plus 13 minutes bonus material

From the headlong rush of the overture, Mozart’s timeless comedy is a breathless journey through one very eventful day in the life of an 1830s château. Figaro and his bride Susanna conspire to foil the unwanted advances of Count Almaviva, while the Countess has her heart stolen by a cross-dressing pageboy. Mozart’s music unfolds with beautiful solos and ensembles to amplify the deep emotions behind the seemingly farcical surface. 

Antonio Pappano, Music Director of the Royal Opera, brings his specialist perspective to Mozart’s effervescent score. A young and predominantly Italian cast, including Riccardo Fassi, Giulia Semenzato and Germán E. Alcántara, perform this revival of David McVicar’s sumptuous and hugely popular period staging.

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