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 Italian with English surtitles.

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (after [Beaumarchais])
Producer: Royal Opera
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Director(s): David McVicar, Leah Hausman (movement director)
Design: Tanya McCallin
Lighting: Paule Constable