Marriage of Figaro (1949)

7.0/10 107 min Romance Music Comedy

Overview

Shortly after WWII, the DEFA Studios produced a series of operas and operettas which belonged to the classical German musical heritage. This enchanting film, the very first opera production of DEFA, stands out because of its lavish decor and costumes, its outstanding actors and their masterful voices of that time.

Cast

Angelika Hauff

Susanna

Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender

Figaro

Sabine Peters

Gräfin Rosine

Mathieu Ahlersmeyer

Graf Almaviva

Elsa Wagner

Marcellina

Victor Janson

Dr. Bartolo

Alfred Balthoff

Basilio

Ernst Legal

Antonio

Katharina Mayberg

Barbarina

Ewald Wenck

Notenschreiber

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