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 supertitles. A new production by Graham Vick, premiered at the 2000 festival.

Cast/Performers

Colette Delahunt, D'Arcy Bleiker, Louise Armit, Sinead Mulhern, James Rutherford, Anne Mason

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (after [Beaumarchais])
Company: Glyndebourne Touring Opera
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Director(s): Graham Vick (original), Jacopo Spirei (revival)
Design: Richard Hudson
Lighting: Jennifer Tipton