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

Cast/Performers

Christopher Purves, Paul Whelan, Graham Stone, James Nelson, Alice Coote, Michelle Walton, David Morrison, Campbell Russell, Anne Dawson, Rebecca Caine, Felicity Hammond, Phyllis Cannan, Sandra Haxton, Frances Morrison, Stella Litchfield

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (after [Beaumarchais])
Company: Scottish Opera
Conductor(s): Raymond Leppard, Derek Clark
Director(s): Aidan Lang, David Leveaux (original director)
Design: Vicki Mortimer
Costume: Deirdre Clancy
Lighting: Paul Pyant (original lighting)
Choreographer(s): Maxine Braham, Wayne McGregor (original choreographer)