La Finta Giardiniera

La Finta Giardiniera

"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.

Release Date

January 7, 2006

Status

Released

Original Title

La Finta Giardiniera

Runtime

2h 41min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Italian

Production Companies

Decca