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 with surtitles.

Cast/Performers

Dawid Kimberg (Count), Ross Ramgobin (Figaro), Rachel Redmond (Susannah), Nadine Benjamin (Countess), Katherine Aitkin (Cherubino), Omar Ebrahim (Bartolo), Gaynor Keeble (Marcellina), Abigail Kelly (Barbarina and two performances as Susanna), Devon Harrison (Antonio), John Colyn-Gyeantey (Basilio), Stuart Haycock (Don Curzio)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (after [Beaumarchais])
Company: English Touring Opera
Director: Blanche McIntyre
Conductor: Christopher Stark
Design: Neil Irish
Lighting: Thomas Mannings