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.

Cast

Erwin Schrott

Played Figaro
Miah Persson

Played Susanna
Gerald Finley

Played Comte Almaviva
Dorothea Röschmann

Played Comtesse Almaviva
Graciela Araya

Played Marcellina
Ana James

Played Barbarina
Rinat Shaham

Played Cherubino
Orchestra of the Roy…

Played Self - Orchestra
Jonathan Veira

Played Dr. Bartolo
Antonio Pappano

Played Self - Conductor
Chorus of the Royal …

Played Self - Chorus
Wolfgang Amadeus Moz…

Played Self - Composer
Philip Langridge

Played Don Basilio
Jeremy White

Played Antonio
Francis Egerton

Played Don Curzio
Glenys Groves

Played First Bridesmaid
Kate McCarney

Played Second Bridesmaid

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