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Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

From London's Royal Opera House, Tom Service presents one of the best-loved of all operas, starring Luca Micheletti and Ying Fang as husband-and-wife-to-be Figaro and Susanna.

From London's Royal Opera House, Tom Service presents one of the best-loved of all operas, starring Luca Micheletti and Ying Fang as husband-and-wife-to-be Figaro and Susanna. With contribution from Dr. Sarah Burdett, expert on 18th-century drama from the University of Cambridge, our guest in the Royal Opera House box. Mozart's evergreen comedy of seduction, jealousy, revenge - with a hint of sedition and revolt - is based on a banned play by Pierre de Beaumarchais. It's a story set in one day at the palace of Count Almaviva, who tries to foil the marriage of his servants Figaro and Susanna, creating havoc around him and changing everyone forever. It's the 12th appearance at the Royal Opera House of this critically-acclaimed production by Sir David McVicar.

Figaro ..... Luca Micheletti (baritone)
Susanna ... Ying Fang (soprano)
Count Almaviva ..... Huw Montague Rendall (baritone)
Countess Almaviva ..... Maria Bengtsson (soprano)
Cherubino ..... Ginger Costa-Jackson (mezzo-soprano)
Bartolo ..... Peter KΓ΅lmΓ΅n (bass-baritone)
Marcellina ..... Rebecca Evans (soprano)
Don Basilio ..... Adrian Thompson (tenor)
Antonio ..... Jeremy White (bass)
Don Curzio ..... Alasdair Elliott (tenor)
Barbarina ..... Isabela DΓ­az (soprano)
First Bridesmaid ..... Caroline Modiba (soprano)
Second Bridesmaid ..... Miranda Westcott (mezzo-soprano)
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Julia Jones (conductor)

3 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 Sep 2024 18:00

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Le Nozze Di Figaro, K.492 - Acts 1 & 2

    Singer: Luca Micheletti. Singer: Ying Fang. Singer: Huw Montague Rendall. Singer: Maria Bengtsson. Singer: Ginger Costa-Jackson. Singer: Peter KΓ΅lmΓ΅n. Singer: Rebecca Evans. Singer: Adrian Thompson. Singer: Jeremy White. Singer: Alasdair Elliott. Singer: Isabella Diaz. Singer: Caroline Modiba. Singer: Miranda Westcott. Choir: Royal Opera House Chorus. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Julian Jones.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Le Nozze Di Figaro, K.492 - Acts 3 & 4

    Singer: Luca Micheletti. Singer: Ying Fang. Singer: Huw Montague Rendall. Singer: Maria Bengtsson. Singer: Ginger Costa-Jackson. Singer: Peter KΓ΅lmΓ΅n. Singer: Rebecca Evans. Singer: Adrian Thompson. Singer: Jeremy White. Singer: Alasdair Elliott. Singer: Isabella Diaz. Singer: Caroline Modiba. Singer: Miranda Westcott. Choir: Royal Opera House Chorus. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Julian Jones.
  • Richard Strauss

    Schlichte Weisen, Op.21: No.1 'All mein gedanken'

    Performer: Georg Solti. Singer: Kiri Te Kanawa.
    • DECCA.

Broadcast

  • Sat 28 Sep 2024 18:00