Details

Count Almaviva lusts after the delicious Susanna, Figaro's bride to be. The neglected Countess pines for her husband's attentions and, as she tries to make him jealous, love and suspicion abound. Figaro must unravel the threads before he and Susanna can tie the knot. Also performed as Figaro's Wedding and Figaro!. First performed at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 1 May 1786 Sung in English with a new libretto by Chris Monks

Cast/Performers

John Berlyne (Roger Le Conte), Claude Close (Barry Ireland), Dominic Colchester (Phil Figaro), Lucy Cound (Blair Diamond), Fiona Dunn (Susannah Tanner), Carol Noakes (Margo Virago), Sarah Redmond (Toni Le Conte), Mark Roper (Arno Guano / Larry Diamond), Dylan Williams (Billy Joe / Harry Almond)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (after [Beaumarchais])
Producer: New Vic Production
Director(s): Chris Monks, Richard Atkinson (music)
Design: Patrick Connellan
Other: Jonathan Gills (musical supervisor)
Choreographer: Beverley Edmunds)
Lighting: Daniella Beattie
Sound: James Earls-Davis