Beaumarchais - The Marriage of Figaro
BBC Radio 3 | 2010 | 128 Kbps (VBR) | mp3 | Reader: Rupert Degas, Nicholas Rowe, Joannah Tincey, Clare White and oth. | Duration: 2 hours | English | 110.75 mb
BBC Radio 3 | 2010 | 128 Kbps (VBR) | mp3 | Reader: Rupert Degas, Nicholas Rowe, Joannah Tincey, Clare White and oth. | Duration: 2 hours | English | 110.75 mb
A rare chance to hear Beaumarchais's original play written in 1778. This play is the second in the Figaro Trilogy, preceded by The Barber of Seville
and followed by The Guilty Mother. Figaro has entered into Count Almaviva's service as his valet and concierge, and is engaged to Suzanne, the Countess's head chambermaid. Bored with his wife, the Count looks for amorous adventures, but is upstaged by his crafty, quick-witted sevantin their quest for the same woman…