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. Sponsored by Manchester Airport.

Cast/Performers

Colette Delahunt (Susanna), Majella Cullagh (Countess Almaviva except Nov 8/10), Simone Sauphanor (Nov 8/10), Emer McGilloway (Cherubino), James Rutherford (Figaro), Roderick Williams (Count Almaviva), Carole Wilson (Marcellina), Kevin West (Don Basilio), Michael John Pearson (Doctor Bartolo), Anna Ryberg (Barbarina)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (after [Beaumarchais])
Company: Opera North
Conductor(s): Roderick Brydon, Stephen Clarke
Director: Caroline Gawn
Design: Alice Purcell
Lighting: Giuseppe Di lorio
Translation: Amanda Holden