(Royal Opera House: Le nozze di Figaro)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Music

Runtime:

184 minutes

Year:

2006

Directors:

Jonathan Haswell

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Production companies:

Royal Opera House

Actors:

Figaro

Susanna

Comte Almaviva

Comtesse Almaviva

Marcellina

Crews:

Original Music Composer

Director

Writer

Production Design

Music Director