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
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Figaro),
Aleksandra Kurzak (Susanna),
Simon Keenlyside (Count Almaviva),
Ann Murray (Marcellina),
Anna Bonitatibus (Cherubino),
Rachel Willis-Sorensen (Countess Almaviva),
Carlo Lepore (Bartolo),
Jeremy White (Antonio),
Harry Nicoll (Don Curzio),
Susana Gaspar (Barbarina)
Creatives/Company
Music:
MozartLyrics:
Da Ponte (after [Beaumarchais])
Producer:
Royal Opera HouseConductor:
Antonio PappanoDirector(s):
David McVicar (original),
Leah Hausman (revival),
Leah Hausman (movement)
Design:
Tanya McCallinLighting:
Paule Constable