The Ghosts of Versailles 1992
The Ghosts of Versailles
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.
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.
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Release Date:
Jan 10, 1992 (United States)
Run Time:
3hr
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
The Ghosts of Versailles
Directors & Credit Writers
CG
Colin Graham... Director
... Director
Cast
... Marie Antoinette
... Beaumarchais
... Figaro
... Rosina
... Samira
GC
Graham Clark... Bégearss
... Susanna
... Count Almaviva
TD
Tracey Dahl... Florestine
... Léon
... Cherubino
... Wilhelm
JS
Jane Shaulis... Elegant Woman in a Hat
... The Marquis
... Louis XVI
... Suleyman Pasha
... The Pasha's Page
... English Ambassador
... Egyptian Violist
BN
Betsy Norden... Gossip