The Ghosts of Versailles
1992 | 180m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Brian Large, Colin Graham |
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| Writer: | William M. Hoffman |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 10, 1992 |
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| Director: | Brian Large, Colin Graham |
| Writer: | William M. Hoffman |
| Genres: | Music |
| Keywords | opera, french revolution, opera live performance, the metropolitan opera |
| Production Companies | The Metropolitan Opera |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Teresa Stratas | Marie Antoinette |
| Håkan Hagegård | Beaumarchais |
| Gino Quilico | Figaro |
| Renée Fleming | Rosina |
| Marilyn Horne | Samira |
| Graham Clark | Bégearss |
| Judith Christin | Susanna |
| Peter Kazaras | Count Almaviva |
| Tracey Dahl | Florestine |
| Neil Rosenshein | Léon |
| Stella Zambalis | Cherubino |
| Wilbur Pauley | Wilhelm |
| Jane Shaulis | Elegant Woman in a Hat |
| Richard Drews | The Marquis |
| James Courtney | Louis XVI |
| Ara Berberian | Suleyman Pasha |
| Dean Badolato | The Pasha's Page |
| Philip Cokorinos | English Ambassador |
| Midhat Serbagi | Egyptian Violist |
| Betsy Norden | Gossip |
| Kitt Reuter-Foss | Gossip |
| Wendy Hoffmann | Gossip |
| MET Orchestra |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Brian Large | Director |
| Colin Graham | Director |
| James Levine | Conductor |
| Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
| Julie Taymor | Creative Consultant |
| William M. Hoffman | Writer |
| John Corigliano | Original Music Composer |
| John Conklin | Costume Designer, Set Designer |
| Debra Brown | Choreographer |
| Magda Szayer | Wig Designer, Hairstylist |
| Gary Bradley | Editor |
| Gil Wechsler | Lighting Design |
| Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Daniel Anker | Producer |
| Daniel Anker | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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