The Ghosts of Versailles

The Ghosts of Versailles

1992 en 180 minutes

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Plot

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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Cast

Teresa Stratas

Teresa Stratas

Marie Antoinette

Håkan Hagegård

Håkan Hagegård

Beaumarchais

Gino Quilico

Gino Quilico

Figaro

Renée Fleming

Renée Fleming

Rosina

Marilyn Horne

Marilyn Horne

Samira

Graham Clark

Graham Clark

Bégearss

Judith Christin

Judith Christin

Susanna

Peter Kazaras

Peter Kazaras

Count Almaviva

Tracy Dahl

Tracy Dahl

Florestine

Neil Rosenshein

Neil Rosenshein

Léon

Stella Zambalis

Stella Zambalis

Cherubino

Wilbur Pauley

Wilbur Pauley

Wilhelm

Jane Shaulis

Jane Shaulis

Elegant Woman in a Hat

Richard Drews

Richard Drews

The Marquis

James Courtney

James Courtney

Louis XVI

Ara Berberian

Ara Berberian

Suleyman Pasha

Dean Badolato

Dean Badolato

The Pasha's Page

Philip Cokorinos

Philip Cokorinos

English Ambassador

Midhat Serbagi

Midhat Serbagi

Egyptian Violist

Betsy Norden

Betsy Norden

Gossip

Kitt Reuter-Foss

Kitt Reuter-Foss

Gossip

Wendy Hoffmann

Wendy Hoffmann

Gossip

MET Orchestra

MET Orchestra

Linda Thompson

Linda Thompson

Lady

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