The Salzburg Festival
2006·United Kingdom·195 min.
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Two incomplete opera buffo fragments composed by Mozart three years before Figaro, Lo Sposo Deluso (The Deluded Bridegroom), which details the travails of a deluded bridegroom and L'Oca del Cairo (The Goose from Cairo) about a girl imprisoned in a tower by her father, suffered from weak plots and librettos. Director Joachim Schlomer got round this by having a master of ceremonies in a non-singing role explaining the intricacies of the plots. Despite glorious ensembles and melodies from the mature Mozart, these operas never achieved popularity.
DirectorTony Palmer
CastWilhelm Backhaus·Daniel Barenboim·Pierre Boulez·Klaus Maria Brandauer·Alfred Brendel·Grace Bumbry·Karl Böhm·Lisa della Casa·Plácido Domingo·Heinz Fischer·Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau·Mirella FreniShow all
Original titleThe Salzburg Festival