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

Cast/Performers

Iain Paterson (Figaro), Anna Maria Panzarella (Susanna), Kate Royal (Countess), Geraldine McGreevy (Edinburgh Dec 13 / 15), Jeremy Carpenter (Count), Anne Mason (Marcellina), Amy Freston (Cherubino), Harry Nicoll (Don Basilio)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (after [Beaumarchais])
Company: Glyndebourne Opera
Director(s): Graham Vick, Jacopo Spire (revival director), Thomas Roaner (music)
Conductor: Thomas Rosner
Design: Richard Hudson
Lighting: Jennifer Tipton
Choreographer: Ron Howell