The Ghosts of Versailles (1992)

ALL 01/10/1992 (en) Music 180 Min
  • Release
    01/10/1992
  • Production
    The Metropolitan Opera
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  • Original title
    The Ghosts of Versailles
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible sequel is told in John Corigliano’s “grand opera buffa” The Ghosts of Versailles—an uproariously funny and deeply moving work inspired by Beaumarchais’s third Figaro play, La Mère Coupable, and commissioned by the Met to celebrate its 100th anniversary. This telecast captures its world premiere run, conducted by James Levine. Håkan Hagegård is Beaumarchais, Figaro’s creator, who is deeply in love with Marie Antoinette (Teresa Stratas in a heart-searing performance) and determined to rewrite history and save her from the guillotine. A young Renée Fleming, at the beginning of her international career, sings the unfaithful Rosina. Gino Quilico is the wily Figaro who tries to take matters in his own hands, and Marilyn Horne stops the show as the exotic entertainer Samira.

  1. Story

  2. Gary Bradley

    Editor



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  1. Teresa Stratas

    Marie Antoinette

  2. Håkan Hagegård

    Beaumarchais

  3. Gino Quilico

    Figaro

  4. Renée Fleming

    Rosina

  5. Marilyn Horne

    Samira

  6. Graham Clark

    Bégearss

  7. Judith Christin

    Susanna

  8. Peter Kazaras

    Count Almaviva

  9. Tracy Dahl

    Florestine

  10. Neil Rosenshein

    Léon

  11. Stella Zambalis

    Cherubino

  12. Wilbur Pauley

    Wilhelm

  13. Jane Shaulis

    Elegant Woman in a Hat

  14. Richard Drews

    The Marquis

  15. James Courtney

    Louis XVI

  16. Ara Berberian

    Suleyman Pasha

  17. Dean Badolato

    The Pasha's Page

  18. Philip Cokorinos

    English Ambassador

  19. Midhat Serbagi

    Egyptian Violist

  20. Betsy Norden

    Gossip

  21. Kitt Reuter-Foss

    Gossip

  22. Wendy Hoffmann

    Gossip

  23. MET Orchestra

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 23 , Crews : 18

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The Ghosts of Versailles (1992) 180 Min

ALL 01/10/1992 (en)
Music
  • Release 01/10/1992
  • Production
    The Metropolitan Opera
  • Original title The Ghosts of Versailles
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible sequel is told in John Corigliano’s “grand opera buffa” The Ghosts of Versailles—an uproariously funny and deeply moving work inspired by Beaumarchais’s third Figaro play, La Mère Coupable, and commissioned by the Met to celebrate its 100th anniversary. This telecast captures its world premiere run, conducted by James Levine. Håkan Hagegård is Beaumarchais, Figaro’s creator, who is deeply in love with Marie Antoinette (Teresa Stratas in a heart-searing performance) and determined to rewrite history and save her from the guillotine. A young Renée Fleming, at the beginning of her international career, sings the unfaithful Rosina. Gino Quilico is the wily Figaro who tries to take matters in his own hands, and Marilyn Horne stops the show as the exotic entertainer Samira.

  1. Brian Large, Colin Graham

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Gary Bradley

    Editor

  4. Daniel Anker, Daniel Anker

    Producer