Directed by Alan Burke Release date 17 February 1960 Language English Running time 2 hours | Distributed by ABC Country Australia Director Alan Burke | |
Based on opera The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart | ||
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The Marriage of Figaro is a 1960 Australian TV film. It was a filmed version of Mozart's the opera, sung in English.
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Cast
Production
Marie Tyso had appeared in several other operas for the ABC. She was used to doing them live but this one involved pre-recorded music. "It was a much better way to do it," she said. "Of course, we now had to mime during the performance. We did the dialogue live. Alan Burke was the producer – he was wonderful to work with."
It was the sixth opera broadcast live from the ABC in Sydney and the first two hour one done live in Australia. Settings for the four acts were devised in one unit to enable aimed at keeping the action moving continuously.
Reception
The critic for The Sydney Morning Herald praised the singing and set, saying it was "a distinguished live telecast ... producer Alan Burke boldly moved his cast about through ... [the] elaborate and fanciful set with great zest and speed."