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 supertitles

Cast/Performers

David Ireland (Figaro), Claire Lees (Susanna), Rafael Fingerlos (Count Almaviva), Samantha Clarke (Countess Almaviva), Bethany Horak-Hallett (Cherubino), Neal Davies (Doctor Bartolo), Susan Bickley (Marcellina), Paul Nilon (Don Basilio), Frazer Scott (Antonio)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (after [Beaumarchais])
Producer: Garsington Opera
Conductor: Tabita Berglund
Director(s): John Cox (original director), Bruno Ravella (revival director)
Design: Robert Perdziola
Lighting: Malcolm Rippeth
Company(s): Philharmonia Orchestra, Garsington Opera Chorus