The Ghosts of Versailles

The Ghosts of Versailles (1992)

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.

8.7
  • Release Date: 1992-01-10
  • Runtime: 3h 0min
  • Directors: Brian Large, Colin Graham.

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Cast

  • 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

  • Tracy 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

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