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The Marriage of Figaro

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Opera buffa In four acts. Libretto by LORENZO DA
PONTEafter BEAUMARCHAIS' comedy. Music by Mozart (sung in Italian)
PHILIP EISENBERG
(harpsichord continuo) VIENNA PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA conductor KARL BOHM Acts I and 2
9.55* Interval
10.0* The Marriage of Figaro. Acts 3 and 4 simultaneous broadcast with BBC2
Full details: page 37

Contributors

Unknown:
Vienna Philharmonic
Conductor:
Karl Bohm
Figaro:
Hermann Prey (baritone)
Susnnna:
Mirella Rreni (soprano)
Count Almavtva:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Countess Almavtva:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
Cherubino:
Maria Ewin'G (mezzo-Sop)
Bartolo:
Paolo Montarsolo (bass)
Marcellina:
Heather Begg(mezzo-Sop)
Basllio:
John van Kesteren
Antonio:
Hans Kraemmer (bass)
Barbarina:
Janet Perry (soprano)
Don Curzlo:
Willy Caron (tenor)
Source: Radio Times

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