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Royal Opera House: The Marriage of Figaro

David McVicar's spellbinding production of LE NOZZE DI FIGARO is set in 1830s post-revolution France, where the inexorable unravelling of an old order has produced acute feelings of loss. In the relationship between Finley's suave, dashingly self-absorbed Count and Röschmann's passionately dignified Countess, which lies at the tragic heart of the opera, the sexy ease between a feisty Figaro (Erwin Schrott) and a sassy Susanna (Miah Persson) is starkly absent, the tenacious spark between Marcellina (Graciela Araya) and Bartolo (Jonathan Veira) suggesting what might be rekindled. The production is superbly complemented by the beauty of Paule Constable's lighting and Tanya McCallin's evocative sets. Antonio Pappano conducts (and accompanies the recitatives) with invigorating wit and emotional depth.

Top Cast

  • Erwin Schrott

    Erwin Schrott

    Figaro

  • Miah Persson

    Miah Persson

    Susanna

  • Gerald Finley

    Gerald Finley

    Comte Almaviva

  • Dorothea Röschmann

    Dorothea Röschmann

    Comtesse Almaviva

  • Graciela Araya

    Graciela Araya

    Marcellina

  • Ana James

    Ana James

    Barbarina

  • Rinat Shaham

    Rinat Shaham

    Cherubino

  • Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

    Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

    Self - Orchestra

  • Jonathan Veira

    Jonathan Veira

    Dr. Bartolo

Overview

David McVicar's spellbinding production of LE NOZZE DI FIGARO is set in 1830s post-revolution France, where the inexorable unravelling of an old order has produced acute feelings of loss. In the relationship between Finley's suave, dashingly self-absorbed Count and Röschmann's passionately dignified Countess, which lies at the tragic heart of the opera, the sexy ease between a feisty Figaro (Erwin Schrott) and a sassy Susanna (Miah Persson) is starkly absent, the tenacious spark between Marcellina (Graciela Araya) and Bartolo (Jonathan Veira) suggesting what might be rekindled. The production is superbly complemented by the beauty of Paule Constable's lighting and Tanya McCallin's evocative sets. Antonio Pappano conducts (and accompanies the recitatives) with invigorating wit and emotional depth.

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