The Salzburg Festival
2006 · Documentary · 195 min. · United Kingdom
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.
Direction Tony Palmer
Cast Wilhelm 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 Freni
Original title The Salzburg Festival
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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