Le nozze di Figaro
25, 28, 29 July at 19:00 • Matinée 27 July at 14:00
The Coade Hall, Bryanston, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 9LH
An opera buffa in four acts written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1786 • Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte • Based on the stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais Une folle journée ou le Mariage de Figaro • Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) premiered in Vienna in 1786 with Mozart conducting from the keyboard. The applause of the exultant audience on the first night resulted in five numbers being encored. Upon its arrival in Prague that December, the newspaper Prager Oberpostamtszeitung called the work ‘a masterpiece’, and stated, ‘No opera (for everyone here asserts) has ever caused such a sensation!’
Considered to be one of the greatest operas ever written, The Marriage of Figaro, is a supreme masterpiece of operatic comedy. The rich sense of humanity shines out of every note of Mozart’s miraculous score.
Brief Synopsis
The story deals with the trials and tribulations of the Almaviva family and the Count’s desire to continue the practice of droit de seigneur. It tells how the servants Figaro and Susanna succeed in getting married despite the Count’s efforts to seduce Susanna – in the process teaching him (and we, the audience) a lesson in fidelity.
Cast & Creative Team
| Count Almaviva | tbc |
| Countess Rosina Almaviva | tbc |
| Susanna, the countess’s maid | tbc |
| Figaro, valet to the count | tbc |
| Cherubino, the count’s page | tbc |
| Marcellina, Doctor Bartolo’s housekeeper | tbc |
| Bartolo, a doctor from Seville and a lawyer | tbc |
| Basilio, a music teacher | tbc |
| Don Curzio, a judge | tbc |
| Barbarina, Antonio’s daughter, Susanna’s cousin | tbc |
| Antonio, the Count’s gardener, Susanna’s uncle | tbc |
| Conductor | José Miguel Esandi |
| Director | Paul Carr |
| Designer | tbc |
| Costume designer | Stewart Charlesworth |
| Lighting designer | James Smith |
| Chorus Master | Stephen Harris |
| Orchestra Leader | Emre Engin |
