CinemaOSMovie · 2006 · 2h 41m

La Finta Giardiniera

The Pretend Garden Girl

Music

Part of an epoch-making release of Mozart's complete operas on DVD, here is the 18-year old composer's first mature opera buffa. Hilarity mingles with passionate emotions when belfiore believes he has killed his lover in a fit of jealousy, but then encounters her disguised as gardener sandrina. Famed filmmaker Doris Dorie directs a superb young cast in this tale of love, hate and intrigue across class barriers, all vividly depicted by Mozart's astonishingly rich and varied music.

Directed byAgnes Méth

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 41m
Language
EN
Released
January 7, 2006
Studios
Decca

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
John Graham-Hall

John Graham-Hall

Don Anchise

Alexandra Reinprecht

Alexandra Reinprecht

Violante Onesti

John Mark Ainsley

John Mark Ainsley

Contino Belfiore

Véronique Gens

Véronique Gens

Arminda

Ruxandra Donose

Ruxandra Donose

Cavalier Ramiro

Adriana Kučerová

Adriana Kučerová

Serpetta

Markus Werba

Roberto

Ivor Bolton

Ivor Bolton

Conductor

Creative team
Directed by
Agnes Méth

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