Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Running Time: 3 hours and 4 minutes
The Royal Opera’s sumptuous period staging of Mozart’s effervescent comedy is a headlong rush through one very eventful day in the life of an 1830s château.
The wedding of servants Figaro and Susanna is complicated by their lecherous boss, Count Almaviva, who wants Susanna for himself. The couple and the neglected Countess orchestrate a series of disguises, misunderstandings, and schemes to outwit the Count and secure their happy ending.
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) was Mozart’s first collaboration with Lorenzo da Ponte, who also wrote the librettos for Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte.
Figaro was an immediate success in Vienna, and even more so in Prague, where Mozart reported ‘nothing but Figaro!’ was heard. It has remained one of the composer’s best-loved works.
Antonio Pappano, Music Director of The Royal Opera and renowned for his interpretations of Puccini, conducts an exceptionally fine cast with the Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.
Tickets: Advance £10. On the door £12.50
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Doors and bar open at 6:30pm
Starts at 7pm
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