Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro

The story

The Marriage of Figaro is a continuation of the plot of The Barber of Seville several years later, and recounts a single "day of madness" in the palace of the Count Almaviva near Seville, Spain. Rosina is now the Countess; Dr. Bartolo is seeking revenge against Figaro for thwarting his plans to marry Rosina himself; and Count Almaviva has degenerated from the romantic youth of Barber into a scheming, bullying, skirt-chasing baritone. This follows the Count trying to obtain favours from Susanna, Figaro's bride to be, under the nose of the Countess.

Cast

A Alison HagleySusanna G Gerald FinleyFigaro R Renée FlemingThe Countess A Andreas SchmidtCount Almaviva M Manfred RöhrlBartolo W Wendy HillhouseMarcellina M Marie-Ange TodorovitchCherubino D Donald AdamsAntonio R Robert TearDon Basilio J John Graham-HallDon Cruzio S Susan GrittonBarbarina L Liza PulmanBridesmaid