The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)
Tour synopsis, cast & creatives
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 Italian with English surtitles
Approximate runtime 3 hours 20 minutes.
Creatives/Company
Music:
MozartLyrics:
Da Ponte (after [Beaumarchais])
Company(s):
Welsh National Opera,
Grand Theatre de GeneveConductor:
Kerem HasanDirector(s):
Tobias Richter,
Max Hoehn (revival director)
