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
Cast/Performers
Sophie Bevan (Susanna),
Anna Grevelius (Cherubino),
James Oldfield (Figaro),
Kishani Jayasinghe (Countess),
Conal Coad (Dr Bartolo),
Grant Doyle (Count),
Jean Rigby (Marcellina),
Daniel Norman (Basilio),
Stuart Haycock (Curzio),
Mary Bevan (Barbarina),
Aidan Smith (Antonio)
Creatives/Company
Music:
MozartLyrics:
Da Ponte (after [Beaumarchais])
Producer:
Garsington OperaCompany:
Garsington Opera Orchestra and ChorusConductor:
Douglas BoydDirector:
John CoxDesign:
Robert PerdziolaLighting:
Bruno Poet