Overview
Shortly after WWII, the DEFA Studios produced a series of operas and operettas which belonged to the classical German musical heritage. This enchanting film, the very first opera production of DEFA, stands out because of its lavish decor and costumes, its outstanding actors and their masterful voices of that time.
Director and cast
- Georg Wildhagen Director
- Angelika Hauff as Susanna
- Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender as Figaro
- Sabine Peters as Gräfin Rosine
- Mathieu Ahlersmeyer as Graf Almaviva
- Elsa Wagner as Marcellina
- Victor Janson as Dr. Bartolo
- Alfred Balthoff as Basilio
- Franz Weber as Don Curzio
- Ernst Legal as Antonio
- Katharina Mayberg as Barbarina
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