| The Marriage of Figaro | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Burke |
| Based on | opera The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release dates | 17 February 1960 (Sydney) 6 May 1960 (Melbourne)[1] |
Running time | 120 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Marriage of Figaro is a 1960 Australian TV film. It was a filmed version of Mozart's 1786 opera, sung in English.[2]
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."[3]
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.[4]
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."[5]
