La Finta Giardiniera (2006)

The Pretend Garden Girl

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.

Genres: Music

Stars: John Graham-Hall, Alexandra Reinprecht, John Mark Ainsley, Véronique Gens, Ruxandra Donose

Release Date: 2006-01-07

Country: Austria

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Runtime: 161 mins