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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

Crew

James Levine

James Levine

Conductor

William M. Hoffman

William M. Hoffman

Writer

John Corigliano

John Corigliano

Original Music Composer

Debra Brown

Debra Brown

Choreographer

John Conklin

John Conklin

Costume Designer

Victor Callegari

Victor Callegari

Makeup Artist

Gary Bradley

Gary Bradley

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John Conklin

John Conklin

Set Designer

Brian Large

Brian Large

Director

Magda Szayer

Magda Szayer

Wig Designer

Magda Szayer

Magda Szayer

Hairstylist

Jay David Saks

Jay David Saks

Music Producer

Peter Gelb

Peter Gelb

Executive Producer

Gil Wechsler

Gil Wechsler

Lighting Design

Colin Graham

Colin Graham

Director

Daniel Anker

Daniel Anker

Producer

Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor

Creative Consultant

Daniel Anker

Daniel Anker

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The Ghosts of Versailles

19920.0 / 10180 min
Music

Overview

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.