Count Almaviva lives with his Countess on their estate near Seville. The Count has his eye on his wife’s maid Susanna, who is about to marry the Count’s servant, Figaro. Much to Figaro’s dismay, the Count plans to seduce Susanna on the night of the wedding. Meanwhile, Cherubino, the Count’s young page, has a crush on the Countess, but has just been dismissed after being discovered with Barbarina, the gardener Antonio’s daughter.

Figaro decides he must foil the Count’s attempt to seduce his wife-to-be and enlists the help of the Countess, Susanna and Cherubino – the latter disguising himself as a woman. A series of mistaken identities, misunderstandings and thwarted plans ensue, with all members of the household participating as each tries to get what – and who – they want.

Sung in Italian with subtitles

Cast:

FIGARO Luca Micheletti

SUSANNA Ying Fang

COUNT ALMAVIVA Huw Montague Rendall

COUNTESS ALMAVIVA Jacquelyn Stucker

CHERUBINO Ginger Costa-Jackson

BARTOLO Peter Kálmán

MARCELLINA Rebecca Evans

DON BASILIO Adrian Thompson

ANTONIO Jeremy White

DON CURZIO Alasdair Elliott

BARBARINA Isabela Díaz

ORCHESTRA Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

CONCERT MASTER Vasko Vassilev

CHORUS DIRECTOR William Spaulding

CHORUS Royal Opera Chorus

 

Creatives:

DIRECTOR David McVicar

CONDUCTOR Julia Jones

MUSIC Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

LIBRETTO Lorenzo da Ponte

DESIGNER Tanya McCallin

LIGHTING DESIGNER Paule Constable

MOVEMENT DIRECTOR Leah Hausman