The Marriage of Figaro

Get ready for an afternoon of sparkling tunes, tangled romances, and razor-sharp wit as Wild Arts presents Mozart's comic opera in a new production directed by Olivier Award-winning international opera star Danielle de Niese. It’s the wedding of the year but with mistaken identities, cheeky servants, and a Count with a wandering eye, the ‘happily ever after’ might take a little work!

On the morning of their wedding, Figaro and Susanna discover that their employer, the amorous Count Almaviva, has his sights set on the bride-to-be. What follows is one madcap day of disguises, misunderstandings, and ingenious plotting as servants outsmart masters and love triumphs against the odds.

Bursting with glorious melodies — from the fizzing overture to the heart-stopping beauty of ‘Dove sono’ and the jubilant finale — The Marriage of Figaro is Mozart at his most brilliant. It’s an irresistible blend of comedy and chaos, set to music that’s simply impossible not to love.

Fast, funny, and fabulously full of heart, this is proof that love (helped along by a touch of trickery) always wins in the end.

CAST

Jack Sandison Figaro

Ellie Neate Susanna

Timothy Nelson Count Almaviva

Elinor Rolfe Johnson Countess Almaviva

Abbie Ward Cherubino

Olivia Ray Marcellina

Timothy Dawkins Bartolo / Antonio

William Searle Basilio / Don Curzio

Eleanor O'Driscoll Barbarina

Conductor Orlando Jopling

Director Danielle de Niese

Designer Laura Stanfield

Musical preparation Satoshi Kubo, Aleksandra Myslek,

David Eaton, Alice Farnham and Sergey Rubin 

Associate director Emma Large

The Wild Arts Ensemble Leader Eleanor Corr