Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met(1985)

Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met is Mozart's beloved comedy opera, captured in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's landmark production under conductor James Levine. The plot turns on a battle of wits between the arrogant Count Almaviva and his clever servant Figaro, whose fiancée Susanna schemes to outwit her master's advances. A disillusioned Countess and the spirited young page Cherubino add layers of intrigue and pathos to the chaos. With Thomas Allen, Ruggero Raimondi, Kathleen Battle, Carol Vaness, and Federica von Stade in superb form, this Metropolitan Opera production showcases why many regard this as the perfect opera—a masterwork of human comedy, desire, and redemption set to some of Mozart's most radiant music.