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Le Nozze di 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.

Credits

Le Nozze di Figaro Cast

Name Character
Erwin Schrott He was 33, now 51 years old as Figaro
Rinat Shaham She was 25, now 43 years old as Cherubino
Ana James She was 30, now 48 years old as Barbarina
Dorothea Röschmann She was 38, now 56 years old as Comtesse Almaviva
Miah Persson She was 37, now 55 years old as Susanna
Graciela Araya She was 43, now 61 years old as Marcellina
Gerald Finley He was 46, now 64 years old as Comte Almaviva

Le Nozze di Figaro Crew

Name Department
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as Original Music Composer. He was 250 (35) years old when He died Sound
Lorenzo Da Ponte as Writer. He was 256 (89) years old when He died Writing
Antonio Pappano as Music Director. He was 46 (now 64) years old Sound
Jonathan Haswell as Director. Directing
David McVicar as Production Design. He was 40 (now 58) years old Art
Le Nozze di Figaro poster
Le Nozze di Figaro (18 years)

  • Release day: Friday, February 17, 2006
  • Runtime: 184 minutes