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

Cast/Performers

Myn Pencarreg (Figaro), Lucy Crowe (Susanna), James McOran-Campbell (Count Almaviva), Jonathan Best (Doctor Bartolo), Harry Nicoll (Don Basilio), Linda Richardson (Countess Almaviva), Julianne Young (Cherubino), Angela Hickey (Marcellina), Bibi Heal (Barbarina)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (after [Beaumarchais])
Company: Opera North
Translation: Amanda Holden
Director: Caroline Gawn
Design: Alice Purcell
Lighting: Giuseppe di Iorio
Conductor: Christian Gansch
Choreographer: Linda Dobell