Watch Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Good reasons to watch Le Nozze di Figaro

Set in Sevilla a few years after Beaumarchais’ The Barber of Seville, the Marriage of Figaro focuses on a single day, but what a day! As Count Almaviva, madly in love with Susanna, the Countess’ maid, delays her wedding with Figaro long enough for him to seduce her, Figaro, Susanna and the Countess try to expose the Count’s scheming.

The libretto was written by Lorenzo da Ponte, whose later collaboration with Mozart gave us Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte: it’s full of wit, of surprises, of hidden husbans, lovers and parents, and (in this case) ends for the better.

As for music, Mozart is at his best, with a dozen of great arias, including “Voi che sapete…”, “So vuol ballar…” and so many others!

Recorded in the 2021 Aix en Provence Festival, this performance features soprano Julie Fuchs (Susanna), baritone Andrè Schuen (Figaro) and mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre (Cherubino) among other great singers.

Subtitles are available in the following langages: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, and Polish.

All You Need to Know about Le Nozze di Figaro

2021 - 153 min

Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Director François-René Martin

Stars Gyula Orendt -Jacquelyn Wagner - Julie Fuchs - Andrè Schuen - Lea Desandre - Emiliano Gonzalez -Toro Monica Bacelli - Maurizio Muraro - Elisabeth Boudreault - Leonardo Galeazzi